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 The venue is part of an ecosystem of three museums grouped under the Long Museum, a private art museum founded by husband-and-wife art collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, which includes the Long Museum Pudong and the Long Museum Chongqing outposts. —

Sandra Salibian For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 By 2036, the agency aims to sustain a continuous human presence through habitable outposts capable of supporting four-person crews for month-long stays. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026 It was done from outposts and sent around. —

Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026 Quiet Emma’s Tamales Emma’s Tamales, which has outposts in Old Sacramento and south Sacramento, has 20 flavors of tamales, burritos and enchiladas. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 While some microorganisms will certainly become established in these outposts, the number and diversity of microbes would be miniscule compared to the rich microbial life on Earth. —

Scott E. Solomon, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026 Trader Joe’s is opening outposts in Mandeville, New Orleans, and Lafayette. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026 The outposts are built without the permission of Israeli authorities, who sometimes dismantle them but other times turn a blind eye or even legalize them retroactively. —

Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 Two of the biggest stalwarts—Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company—have opened new outposts expanding their visions. —

Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026

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María Elena Checa apparently spent months driving through Guerrero villages, commissioning directly from artisans who normally sell to wholesalers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026