Thesaurus results for REDOUBT

redoubt

noun

ri-ˈdau̇t

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 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 By age 21, Reiner was where all the cool kids wanted to be — in the writers’ room at The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the only countercultural redoubt on squaresville television. —

Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025 Israel quickly secured its borders with Syria, which sits to its northeast, and seized a buffer zone, including the summit of Mount Hermon, a key strategic redoubt. —

Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025 But the Assembly Public Safety Committee—the redoubt of progressive opposition to crime bills—quietly blocked it. —

Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for redoubt

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Myths and legends are also part of ambitious plans at Westport Estate, back on the mainland, where Grace O'Malley had a stronghold.

— Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2026
The warehouse purchases have surprised some communities, with local officials in some Republican strongholds expressing concerns that the facilities would drain resources and can’t be supported by existing infrastructure.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026