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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
Typically, these outposts are either overseas or limited to a graduate program or two.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
The Santa Ana outpost joins a growing list of Orange County locations, including spots in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Orange, Placentia and San Clemente.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Over the past five years, the agency has awarded more than $500 million to aid the development of commercial outposts in LEO.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Kimpton Brice Hotel The entire Kimpton chain is famous for going above and beyond for pets, and Savannah’s outpost is no exception.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
The Santa Ana outpost joins a growing list of Orange County locations, including spots in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Orange, Placentia and San Clemente.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Over the past five years, the agency has awarded more than $500 million to aid the development of commercial outposts in LEO.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Kimpton Brice Hotel The entire Kimpton chain is famous for going above and beyond for pets, and Savannah’s outpost is no exception.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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This village on stilts dances to the sea's rhythm, where sampans sail serene waters, and locals craft shrimp paste under the sun, just like their Tanka ancestors.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Grand Jury Prize went to Emin Alper’s Salvation, a drama that charts the escalation of violence in an isolated village community in the Turkish mountains following the return of an exiled clan.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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Not only did archaeologists find a couple of precious pieces of textiles but also instruments and artifacts that could indicate a workshop, such as needles and a weaving sword, indicating that Beycesultan was a major textile-producing settlement during the Bronze Age.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Huckabee, an evangelical Christian and strong supporter of Israel and the West Bank settlement movement, has long opposed the idea of a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Ray, by contrast, is a figure of intermittent but undeniable mirth—a citadel of physical perfection whose sublimity occasionally touches the ridiculous.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The tiny, wooded citadel is the northernmost Stone Age stronghold anywhere in Eurasia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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About half its population is part of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled the mountain hamlet of Anpezo a millennium ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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About 80 miles east of downtown, the San Bernardino County mountain hamlet of Wrightwood and its largest employer, the Mountain High Resort, are welcoming a snow deluge and hoping this is their busiest weekend of the season.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Clark was scheduled to start his annual tour of spring training camps on Tuesday.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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After falling behind Busch in one at-bat, Wiggins, in his first big-league camp, battled back to work a full count before getting Busch to whiff at an offspeed pitch low and out of the zone.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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His party successfully capitalized on rising nationalism fueled by a deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia last year, economic woes and uncertainty over Thailand’s trade relationship with the United States, and built up a strong local support base.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This recipe stands out from all the rest with brown butter’s toasty, nutty addition to the shortbread base and abundant fresh lemon juice, bringing all its aromatic tartness to every bite.—
Jennifer Anderson,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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Troops departed the al Tanf garrison in southern Syria and the al Shaddadi base in the country's northeast earlier this year.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 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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The fort was as agreeable as Thompson could have possibly hoped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The smell of coal soot was all pervasive, and the particulate found its way into every nook and cranny of the fort.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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