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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
Galerie Templon has closed its Chelsea outpost in New York after four years in the location, Artnet News reports.
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News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2026
Vast is developing a line of Haven outposts, and Haven-1 is set to be the first in low Earth orbit (LEO).
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 8 June 2026
This hotel is the seventh outpost from the brand, which debuted in Milan in 2004 and has since grown to include properties in London, Bali, Beijing, Shanghai, and Dubai; new openings in Rome, Moscow, Tokyo, and more are slated to open between 2022 and 2025.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Longtime mainstays, like the local outposts of Fellow Barber and Malibu Farm, have decamped; the Di Fara Pizza outpost closed last year.
—Ian Volner, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2026
Vast is developing a line of Haven outposts, and Haven-1 is set to be the first in low Earth orbit (LEO).
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 8 June 2026
This hotel is the seventh outpost from the brand, which debuted in Milan in 2004 and has since grown to include properties in London, Bali, Beijing, Shanghai, and Dubai; new openings in Rome, Moscow, Tokyo, and more are slated to open between 2022 and 2025.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Longtime mainstays, like the local outposts of Fellow Barber and Malibu Farm, have decamped; the Di Fara Pizza outpost closed last year.
—Ian Volner, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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However, peripheral impact is highly possible since multiple villages are located along the international border, Chitransh added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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With sweeping ski trails and a bustling village, the location almost feels like its own character.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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On July 30 the IDF responded with an air strike in Beirut that killed Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who had been involved in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 Apr. 2026
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That was actually the settlement of a long-term dispute over arms Iran bought from the US before the Islamic revolution.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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According to the settlement website, the money is reserved for people whose personal information was accessed during the 2023 data breach.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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After all, this is a hotel built into a citadel from the Middle Ages, though with a pool, spa, and pain au chocolats on hand, guests here are living eons better than the Gallo-Romans used to.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tiny town in upstate New York, which includes hamlets Pine Hill and Phoenicia, has long been a vacation destination for people looking to visit the Catskills, but the balance of things has fallen off in the last half-decade.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
11 June 2026
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Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.—
Nick Harris
June 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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After a few appearances in international friendlies in late 2024 and early 2025, he was called up to the USMNT camp right before the CONCACAF Gold Cup.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Argentina’s passionate fans had flooded Kansas City in the days leading up to the game, as the team has its World Cup base camp there.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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For the next three innings, the Dodgers (47-27) failed to reach base.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Furthermore, clinical skills are degrading at garrison hospitals.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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To bookend the experience, Kohler ultimately witnessed the surrender of a Japanese garrison in August 1945 after being deployed to the Marshall Islands Pacific campaign.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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