Thesaurus results for OUTPOSTS

outposts

noun

plural of outpost

as in villages

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 outposts Vermont Adaptive has outposts at Vermont’s Sugarbush and Pico resorts. —

Cari Shane, USA Today, 29 May 2026 China has spent years expanding military infrastructure across the South China Sea, including radar systems, surveillance networks, air defense systems, and electronic warfare capabilities positioned on artificial islands and outposts. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy. —

Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026 In the time since, Kim and his company, Gracious Hospitality Management, have taken Cote global, opening outposts in Miami, Singapore, and Las Vegas—and, as of April, in midtown. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026 Russia has established a large number of forward outposts, all requiring constant resupply of food, ammunition, batteries, and other essentials. —

Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 In 1992, the company expanded outside of Spain with two outposts in Portugal. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Starting today, the Original Glazed Lemon Filled Doughnut is back in Krispy Kreme outposts for pickup or delivery, but only while supplies last. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 New opportunities could also emerge in the coming commercial space station era, planned for the 2030s, when new orbital outposts launch to replace the aging ISS. —

Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026

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After Hezbollah launched strikes on Israel in support of Iran, the Israeli military in March began a large ground invasion into southern Lebanon, displacing over a million residents and destroying villages.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 26 May 2026
From a new wave of design-forward hotels, to no-frills seaside villages, wild nature, scenic islands and an art and culture scene that is having a moment, the Var is on the cusp of a moment of its own.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 25 May 2026