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as in village
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 outpost
Gardner made the picture in early May 1868, at Fort Laramie, a remote military outpost in Dakota Territory along an overland trail.
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Brandon starred at Nacogdoches High and became the top safety in the country in the 2016 recruiting class despite playing way out in the East Texas outpost.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Abu Dhabi has New York University, Qatar’s Education City hosts Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown, and Dubai plans to open an outpost of the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school in 2027.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
These were used as outposts for Egypt’s defense against incursions from the west, as well as places of exile and sometimes of escape.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Brandon starred at Nacogdoches High and became the top safety in the country in the 2016 recruiting class despite playing way out in the East Texas outpost.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Abu Dhabi has New York University, Qatar’s Education City hosts Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown, and Dubai plans to open an outpost of the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school in 2027.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
These were used as outposts for Egypt’s defense against incursions from the west, as well as places of exile and sometimes of escape.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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His films tend to have a David-versus-Goliath quality in their characters and their narratives, particularly his 2019 breakout Bacurau, a genre experiment that imagined what would happen if bloodthirsty outsiders attacked a small rural village.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The administration previously reached settlement agreements with Columbia and Brown to resolve civil rights investigations and restore their federal research funding.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The day trip to the famous Incan citadel begins a few miles outside of the ancient city of Cusco.—
Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Nazareth was considered an extension of the larger village of Japha, a kind of hamlet within Japha’s city borders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 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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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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With Kevin Korchinski sent to Rockford on Tuesday — a little earlier than expected, frankly — that leaves Del Mastro and veteran Matt Grzelcyk, in camp on a PTO, battling it for the last spot.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Castellanos played a single into a double in the fateful four-run seventh inning because even 36-year-old Freddie Freeman knows to take the extra base on Castellanos.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath, Harrington has been left to deal with over $60,000 in home repairs, including a gaping 5-foot hole at the base of her home.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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On June 14, 1846, rebellious settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at Sonoma.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Philippines grounded a former warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, on the shoal in 1999 and has stationed a small garrison of marines aboard ever since.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Famous landmarks include the Castello Aragonese—a Game of Thrones-esque fort and settlement, with roots dating to the 5th century BC—located off the village of Ischia Ponte.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Still, if the goal is for a third pair to hold the fort against lesser opponents until the impact players take over, why not make the job an investment in Winnipeg’s future?—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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