Thesaurus results for REDOUBT

redoubt

noun

ri-ˈdau̇t

Definition of redoubt

as in stronghold

a structure or place from which one can resist attack a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city

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Recent Examples of redoubt Being the Mellons’ New York City redoubt, their home at 125 East 70th Street was arguably more opulent than the couple’s other residences. — Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026 One by one, Robbins and his team peeled away from their redoubt behind the Interceptor and cleared the pickups and the Wagoneers. — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 Now his officers are under siege from all sides, and the command center at the downtown Minneapolis precinct is their redoubt. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026 Appointed in 1999, Cipriani had sought to assert control over the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, widely viewed as a redoubt of liberation theology. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redoubt

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Noun

Republican lawmakers in Missouri passed a contentious new congressional map last fall, carving up the Democratic stronghold in the Fifth District and splitting Kansas City residents into three separate districts.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Sarah Miller, a software engineer from the liberal stronghold of Madison, has heard all of the chatter about a civil war in the Democratic Party between progressives and moderates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of stronghold

Noun

There’s a section dedicated to coffee makers of many sizes and colors; reproductions of El Morro castle with a small slot for a paper roll that tells the story of the fortress; and maracas made in Cuba by artisans.

— Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
There was a metal gate rolled out making the front portion of the plane an impenetrable fortress.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

President Emmanuel Macron and others who regard Europe as the last bastion of liberal Western values?

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Choose a walk through the chalky Chiltern Hills, or make the 30-minute drive to Windsor Castle; a bastion of British royalty, it was founded in the 11th century and is the oldest inhabited castle in the world.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of bastion

Noun

The historic military fort overlooks the entrance to the Halifax Harbour and boasts old fortifications, historic artifacts, and unbeatable ocean views.

— Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
That is, in part, because Ukraine has built additional lines of defense with fortifications and minefields.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of fortification

Noun

The Holy Presentation Church, which was built in 1725 within a fort near Zaporizhzhia and transported to its current location at Beryslav in 1784, is said to be the last surviving example of wooden Cossack architecture in the country.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Kat and Aesha take the guests swimming in some nearby caves while the rest of the crew holds down the fort.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fort

Noun

That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Also a knighthood and a castle and certainly social status that ensures he won’t be treated like scum.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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