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as in villages
a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities
They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.
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as in barracks
a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity
It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.
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Recent Examples of outposts
Future outposts on the moon will need to be as self-sufficient as possible to avoid the high cost of constantly shuttling supplies from Earth.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Fighting escalated sharply in December, when opposition forces captured a string of government outposts in north central Jonglei.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Janga is Curacao’s all-time top scorer, a veteran who has played for 14 clubs from all manner of outposts representing the tiniest nation at the tournament.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said Afghan forces had killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured others in the attack, and took control of 19 Pakistani military outposts, according to CNN.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Also, look into American businesses that have outposts there.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
His hard-line government, meanwhile, has accelerated the legalization and construction of new settlements and allowed settlers to establish new outposts on hilltops ringing Palestinian villages.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
However, Giannini has planned a streak of franchise openings that will see Doucal’s add outposts in Kuwait in May, Beirut in June, Istanbul in September and Dubai to follow.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
These are Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, which has outposts in Abidjan, Dakar, and Paris; Madrid’s Galería Guillermo de Osma; Paris’s Galerie Kaléidoscope; Milan’s ML Fine Art; and Tokyo’s Kotaro Nukaga.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Feb. 2026
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Fighting escalated sharply in December, when opposition forces captured a string of government outposts in north central Jonglei.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Janga is Curacao’s all-time top scorer, a veteran who has played for 14 clubs from all manner of outposts representing the tiniest nation at the tournament.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said Afghan forces had killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured others in the attack, and took control of 19 Pakistani military outposts, according to CNN.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Also, look into American businesses that have outposts there.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
His hard-line government, meanwhile, has accelerated the legalization and construction of new settlements and allowed settlers to establish new outposts on hilltops ringing Palestinian villages.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
However, Giannini has planned a streak of franchise openings that will see Doucal’s add outposts in Kuwait in May, Beirut in June, Istanbul in September and Dubai to follow.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
These are Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, which has outposts in Abidjan, Dakar, and Paris; Madrid’s Galería Guillermo de Osma; Paris’s Galerie Kaléidoscope; Milan’s ML Fine Art; and Tokyo’s Kotaro Nukaga.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outposts
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Many have been unable to return to their homes in the south, where villages along the border remain in ruins.—
FADI TAWIL,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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This mass displacement was triggered by intense overnight bombardments and urgent evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to villages and towns across southern and eastern Lebanon.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Klobuchar plans to introduce new legislation that could help bolster disclosure requirements about the circumstances surrounding settlements, and give states more power to intervene, review, and continue cases the DOJ voluntarily dismisses.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Most of the settlements ranged from $22,800 for those with no physical injuries to $1 million for those whose family member died.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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There have been whispers of paramilitary training camps in the mountains, but the sinister presence mostly lingered just below the surface.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Expect everything—including the rustic beach camps, fresh ocean-to-plate fish, and the ferry ride from the mainland to Bubaque—to take its sweet time here.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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History buffs can explore forts, museums, and historic homes, while art aficionados discover vibrant street murals, world-class collections, and intimate galleries tucked away in seaside towns.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Royal African Company had acquired forts, ships, and the necessary infrastructure to traffic more than a hundred thousand people from one continent to another.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Surface tanks are targets; subsurface reservoirs are fortresses.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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France believed its Maginot Line of fortresses was impregnable – until the Germans simply went around it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Outposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outposts. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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