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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
Noun
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In early 20th-century Hungary, a village knitting club takes it upon themselves to poison their abusive husbands with arsenic.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The behavior observed in the village is a fair representation of the design choices made by the models’ creators.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Accusations of corruption Teng’s denials come after the Wall Street Journal reported last week that Binance not only facilitated the settlement of MGX’s investment using USD1, but also assisted in building the technology behind the stablecoin, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.—
Elaine Yu,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 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
Noun
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In the 1970s, on the peaceful Long Island hamlet of Woodmere, a man named Ben Cooper went on Halloween scouting missions.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Encinitas hamlet has been largely unaffected by a recent push to build more housing.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 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
Noun
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Four people were rescued — two French and two Nepali nationals — and five Nepalis were able to make their own way back to base camp, located at 4,900 meters (16,070 feet).—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Five foreigners were injured at the base camp on Mount Yalung Ri, located at 16,070 feet.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 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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The building was used as a military garrison hospital during the Roman era.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Dillingham held the fort, leaving with the Wolves up by 12 points three minutes later.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While featured players like Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska show definite promise, and mainstays like Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day continue to hold down the fort, season 51 is still missing that essential animating X-factor.—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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