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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
Because the local chefs and restaurant owners won’t be operating the airport outposts themselves, Areas and High Flying Foods are obligated to follow the recipes provided them and to work collaboratively on training the employees.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Once a 19th-century military outpost, Fort Robinson now combines historic sites with miles of hiking and horseback trails.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Workers installed millions of cameras and wired over 7,000 police outposts, often built just hundreds of meters apart.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
China expanded its activities in the South China Sea following the US withdrawal, building artificial islands and military outposts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Once a 19th-century military outpost, Fort Robinson now combines historic sites with miles of hiking and horseback trails.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Workers installed millions of cameras and wired over 7,000 police outposts, often built just hundreds of meters apart.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
China expanded its activities in the South China Sea following the US withdrawal, building artificial islands and military outposts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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Liguria, the region of northwest Italy perched on the Portofino coast, offers countless picturesque villages and coves to explore.—
Francesca Longoni,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Casa Hygge As its name implies, the tiny Baja California town of El Pescadero was once little more than a fishing village wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the dusty Sierra de la Laguna mountains.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In traditional finance, timestamps define settlement windows, payment deadlines, and lien enforcement.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Those cases ended in $15 million and $16 million settlement payments, respectively.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 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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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) was filmed at the Palácio, as well as in the neighboring town of Cascais, about 45 minutes by train from Lisbon and popular for its beaches and 15th-century citadel.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
29 July 2025
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The main road is one lane, and the level of toxins that surround my little hamlet of standing houses is very worrisome.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Camino del Norte follows Spain’s wild coast, with cliffs, coves, and fishing villages, while the Camino Primitivo winds through rugged mountains, misty valleys, and remote hamlets.—
Hayley Domin,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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But there wasn’t an obvious upward trajectory during training camp and the preseason.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The set includes the base and blade attachment plus three cups, lip rings, resealable lids, a to-go lid, and recipe card.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Body Oil features the same sparkling grapefruit-quince accord and gentle base of jasmine and white musk.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 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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The five-day event will see runway regulars, including Burberry, Erdem, Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Richard Quinn, Emilia Wickstead, Labrum London and Harris Reed, continue to hold the fort for the city’s fashion industry.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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