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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
The station's successor will come from the private industry, as several companies are working on designs for next-generation space outposts.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Bonifacio Taking up residence in what was once one of Wendy’s first outposts—the fast-food chain was founded in Columbus in 1969—Bonifacio is the city’s first full-service Filipino restaurant and bar.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Started in 1929 in Oakland by Kasper Koojoolian, the brand has now gone from roughly a dozen outposts around the Bay down to zero — though Caspers Hot Dogs, another East Bay chain, is still seemingly doing fine.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
OneTaste spun off outposts in at least eleven cities across the globe, expanding its seminars and demos into an expensive certification program.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The missiles are built to travel at high subsonic speeds and low heights to better dodge radars, providing Ukraine with a lot more capability and range to target Russian military outposts and energy facilities deep inside the country, military experts told The Hill last week.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
With plans to establish permanent outposts on the Moon and send missions to Mars, food starts to take on a much more serious place in the scheme of things – even more so than on the ISS because there's a huge incentive to live off the land.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1992, the company expanded outside of Spain with two outposts in Portugal.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Among those that have called it quits in recent months are Los Angeles’s Blum and LA Louver; New York’s Kasmin, Tilton Gallery, and Venus Over Manhattan; and the bicoastal Clearing, which had operated outposts in New York and Los Angeles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Bonifacio Taking up residence in what was once one of Wendy’s first outposts—the fast-food chain was founded in Columbus in 1969—Bonifacio is the city’s first full-service Filipino restaurant and bar.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Started in 1929 in Oakland by Kasper Koojoolian, the brand has now gone from roughly a dozen outposts around the Bay down to zero — though Caspers Hot Dogs, another East Bay chain, is still seemingly doing fine.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
OneTaste spun off outposts in at least eleven cities across the globe, expanding its seminars and demos into an expensive certification program.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The missiles are built to travel at high subsonic speeds and low heights to better dodge radars, providing Ukraine with a lot more capability and range to target Russian military outposts and energy facilities deep inside the country, military experts told The Hill last week.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
With plans to establish permanent outposts on the Moon and send missions to Mars, food starts to take on a much more serious place in the scheme of things – even more so than on the ISS because there's a huge incentive to live off the land.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1992, the company expanded outside of Spain with two outposts in Portugal.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Among those that have called it quits in recent months are Los Angeles’s Blum and LA Louver; New York’s Kasmin, Tilton Gallery, and Venus Over Manhattan; and the bicoastal Clearing, which had operated outposts in New York and Los Angeles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outposts
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The number of people evacuated from Cauto Embarcadero, Melones, Cayama and other villages was expected to rise up to 7,500, Alonso said.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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From Jamu and Javanese villages to family dynamics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Rio state government said the operation was its largest ever to target the Comando Vermelho gang, which controls the drug trade in several favelas - poor and densely populated settlements woven through the city's hilly oceanside terrain.—
Janaina Quinet,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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In the meantime, the school is sending teachers to give lessons in smaller underground spaces in the hamlets.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Yet Massie’s partnership with Paul could pay off anyway, in a district that hugs the Ohio River and includes the Cincinnati suburbs and tiny hamlets like Mount Olivet.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The route passes through 75 villages, the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and nomadic Bedouin camps.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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The changes are being driven by competing camps inside DHS.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s made of dense foam pieces, including a base, cushion and two triangle pillows, allowing kiddos to create forts and obstacle courses along with sturdy, comfortable seating.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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When Columbus instructed settlers to build forts in large towns, Taínos attacked the settlers in large numbers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For many Americans, universities appear more like fortresses than forums.—
Nicholas Dirks,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sleek architecture marries centuries-old fortresses—while locals swap skis for kayaks, depending on the season.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Outposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outposts. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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