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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
Its classic American menu, featuring sandwiches, soups, pizzas and more continues to be served in five other Northern California outposts.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Once a mining outpost, the town now draws skiers and snowboarders from around the world to its two major resorts—Park City Mountain and Deer Valley—where more than 9,000 acres of runs sprawl across the Wasatch Range.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s because the next outpost of his Carbone empire is opening on Friday, a place that blends Italian nostalgic elegance with the restaurant’s typical modern flair for fun.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Once a mining outpost, the town now draws skiers and snowboarders from around the world to its two major resorts—Park City Mountain and Deer Valley—where more than 9,000 acres of runs sprawl across the Wasatch Range.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s because the next outpost of his Carbone empire is opening on Friday, a place that blends Italian nostalgic elegance with the restaurant’s typical modern flair for fun.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Reformation’s retail outposts then become places for customers to socialize, try on clothes, interact with associates, serving as brand conversion hubs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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In the nearby village of Burin, Israeli and foreign activists were injured including off-duty Israeli army reservist Yuval Ben Ari.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Back in Iran, Ershadi’s more recent films have spanned female racing driver drama Lelah; mountain village tale Mahoor and posthumous credit The Hill of Kites.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Board of Supervisors in September approved the settlement, which does not include any admissions of wrongdoing by the defendants, and attorneys for Dorotik and the county filed a joint motion to dismiss the case last week.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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One only needs examine recent settlements with CBS owner Paramount and ABC News as proof.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Others share the fear that a Trumpified Weiss is storming the citadel of objective journalism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the population lived as farmers outside the city, taking refuge inside a city citadel only in times of conflict.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Friedman built the modern residence in the tiny West Texas hamlet of Marfa in 2016.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 1976, the majority-Black hamlet of Roosevelt issued bonds to fund its schools.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Earlier in the year, Chuck Schumer, the Minority Leader, had rallied enough votes to keep the government open and faced a furious backlash from the Democratic base; capitulating again would have been politically intolerable.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Players face off against notorious villains, solve puzzles and navigate through iconic locations brought to life from the live-action series, including the Marine base, Alvida’s hideout, Arlong Park and Buggy’s tent.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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Those actions included one of the most audacious early successes of the war at the first Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, where Continentals managed to capture the British fort and its cannons, which then were used to force the British to evacuate occupied Boston.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Located in the heart of Old Delhi, the fort is located just a few kilometers from the Parliament of India.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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