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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
Trader Joe’s is opening outposts in Mandeville, New Orleans, and Lafayette.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The outposts are built without the permission of Israeli authorities, who sometimes dismantle them but other times turn a blind eye or even legalize them retroactively.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest stalwarts—Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company—have opened new outposts expanding their visions.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the decision.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The weapons station, one of several installations in the region, including outposts in Fallbrook and Norco, supports the Navy’s Pacific fleet.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Aside from offering low prices on household brands, Nexcom's larger department stores near big bases in California, Florida and Virginia help pay for smaller shops in remote foreign outposts, such as the mini mart in Redzikowo.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,ryan Baker, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The museum is the most recent of a string of outposts inaugurated in recent years by the Pompidou, which operates branches in Metz, France, and Málaga, Spain.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Think outposts, scientific centers, maybe even launch pads that can serve as a cosmic layover for astronauts headed to Mars someday.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The outposts are built without the permission of Israeli authorities, who sometimes dismantle them but other times turn a blind eye or even legalize them retroactively.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest stalwarts—Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company—have opened new outposts expanding their visions.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the decision.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The weapons station, one of several installations in the region, including outposts in Fallbrook and Norco, supports the Navy’s Pacific fleet.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Aside from offering low prices on household brands, Nexcom's larger department stores near big bases in California, Florida and Virginia help pay for smaller shops in remote foreign outposts, such as the mini mart in Redzikowo.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,ryan Baker, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
The museum is the most recent of a string of outposts inaugurated in recent years by the Pompidou, which operates branches in Metz, France, and Málaga, Spain.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Think outposts, scientific centers, maybe even launch pads that can serve as a cosmic layover for astronauts headed to Mars someday.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outposts
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Debel is one of 55 Lebanese towns and villages inside a swath of southern Lebanon currently occupied by Israeli forces.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The preserve, jointly owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the villages of Park Forest and University Park, is looking for money to rebuild the bridge for at least one more decade of use and allow time for a more permanent solution.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In its major settlements with universities, the Administration has shortened the investigation stage and pushed for broad, often unrelated remedies.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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While tens of billions in corporate litigation settlements promise to boost funding in Illinois and many other states, the federal government is moving in the other direction, cutting its support for the addiction safety net.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 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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Quaint fishing villages made the Outer Banks an international tourist destination, and one of the most famous of these hamlets has unveiled a plan to defy North Carolina’s coastal redevelopment craze.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.—
Sam Metz,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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These individuals shaped Charleston’s politics and economy by building canals, roads, bridges, forts— virtually all the colony’s infrastructure—but their contributions were not documented and their names are unknown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Massive cannons were stationed at forts across the world, while smaller and more-portable guns accompanied troops and naval (and pirate) vessels.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Outposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outposts. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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