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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
This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
These were used as outposts for Egypt’s defense against incursions from the west, as well as places of exile and sometimes of escape.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The restaurant has three other outposts — two in Stockton and one in Manteca.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The couple spent the past several years looking around the metro area for locations and settled on the two outposts in recent weeks.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But thankfully, some of these historic outposts are being brought back to life, from classic roadside motels to coastal icons.
—Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
But after nearly two years of bloodshed in Gaza, and the proliferation of Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank, fears are mounting that Palestinian statehood is a fading prospect.
—Tara John, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
AntsCanada designed and tested ant farms and opened manufacturing outposts in Beijing and Salt Lake City.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 19 Sep. 2025
On a mission In 1774, Spain had established several military and religious outposts in what would become California.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
These were used as outposts for Egypt’s defense against incursions from the west, as well as places of exile and sometimes of escape.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The restaurant has three other outposts — two in Stockton and one in Manteca.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The couple spent the past several years looking around the metro area for locations and settled on the two outposts in recent weeks.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But thankfully, some of these historic outposts are being brought back to life, from classic roadside motels to coastal icons.
—Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
But after nearly two years of bloodshed in Gaza, and the proliferation of Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank, fears are mounting that Palestinian statehood is a fading prospect.
—Tara John, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
AntsCanada designed and tested ant farms and opened manufacturing outposts in Beijing and Salt Lake City.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 19 Sep. 2025
On a mission In 1774, Spain had established several military and religious outposts in what would become California.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outposts
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There are farmers' markets all over the county offering everything from fruits and veggies to jams and maple syrup, and picturesque towns and villages like Fleischmanns, Walton, and Hobart provide scenic locales for strolling, shopping, and dining.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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More than two dozen new recruits, who all come from a group of Swiss towns and villages, will join the Swiss Guard on Saturday when they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Vatican.—
Katie Kindelan,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
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This structure, along with Structure II (likely a checkpoint or guard post), was part of the police and guard infrastructure surrounding the laborers’ settlements.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the department paid nearly $3 million in legal settlements.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Yet Massie’s partnership with Paul could pay off anyway, in a district that hugs the Ohio River and includes the Cincinnati suburbs and tiny hamlets like Mount Olivet.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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One is to take a round-trip boat cruise across it, passing lakeside hamlets and villages atop steep mountainsides.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Training camps are underway all across the league.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The injury means Livramento will likely miss both of the remaining England camps this year, with one taking place next week and the next beginning in nearly six weeks, on Monday, November 10.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Centuries ago in the Siwalik Mountains, a range in the outer Himalayas, ancient people built stone forts.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sleek architecture marries centuries-old fortresses—while locals swap skis for kayaks, depending on the season.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Outposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outposts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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