as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies
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Recent Examples of stronghold
Thrown into the mix are shady Middle Eastern arms dealers, equally shady CIA operatives and various plots that lead to a bombing at a US military base and a raid on an ISIS stronghold that goes sideways.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Israel has called Gaza City a Hamas stronghold, alleging that a network of tunnels remain in use despite several previous large-scale raids on the area throughout nearly 23 months of war.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The ’90s and early aughts continue to have a stronghold on Gen Z.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Most of those imports are for rooftop, rather than utility-scale systems, suggesting that more homeowners outside the continent’s traditional solar stronghold, South Africa, are finding ways to afford and install home solar systems.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Israel has called Gaza City a Hamas stronghold, alleging that a network of tunnels remain in use despite several previous large-scale raids on the area throughout nearly 23 months of war.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The ’90s and early aughts continue to have a stronghold on Gen Z.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Most of those imports are for rooftop, rather than utility-scale systems, suggesting that more homeowners outside the continent’s traditional solar stronghold, South Africa, are finding ways to afford and install home solar systems.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
Noun
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What looked like a fortress of brands turned out to be a structure too bloated to compete.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of people aimed to reach Germany, a bastion of economic stability and prosperity.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Budapest, Hungary Cradled by the Danube’s curves, Budapest is a city where medieval bastions meet Ottoman bathhouses steaming beside Bauhaus blocks.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) was filmed at the Palácio, as well as in the neighboring town of Cascais, about 45 minutes by train from Lisbon and popular for its beaches and 15th-century citadel.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
29 July 2025
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Intrepid visitors can explore the remnants of 5,000-year-old temples tucked away on clifftops (such as the Wardija Punic temple in Dwerja), sip fresh water from centuries-old springs, and walk the walls of 16th-century fortifications.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
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The deal allowed the Nazis to bypass an extensive network of fortifications, essentially rendering Czechoslovakia defenseless.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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The verdict established that a home is a castle, no matter what color the royalty within.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Instead of dreary Danish castles, the action unfolds in boardrooms, mansions and wedding halls in contemporary London and the verse is delivered by a primarily South Asian cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Creation, including one very creepy scene in which two girls hide under a blanket fort while a presence draws closer to them.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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