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
Meanwhile, Democrats are looking to counter would-be GOP gains by weighing redistricting in blue strongholds, including New York and California.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
The West Coast has long been Delta Air Lines’ quieter stronghold—strategic, but often overshadowed by the airline’s dominance in Atlanta and New York.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
More than 50 Democrats traveled to Illinois, New York, and other Democratic strongholds, placing themselves outside Texas jurisdiction and legislative enforcement powers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
By leaving the state for liberal strongholds such as Illinois and New York, dozens of Democrats are bringing the body to a standstill — at least for now.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
The West Coast has long been Delta Air Lines’ quieter stronghold—strategic, but often overshadowed by the airline’s dominance in Atlanta and New York.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
More than 50 Democrats traveled to Illinois, New York, and other Democratic strongholds, placing themselves outside Texas jurisdiction and legislative enforcement powers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
By leaving the state for liberal strongholds such as Illinois and New York, dozens of Democrats are bringing the body to a standstill — at least for now.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
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In real life, the high-tech Utah fortress from the streaming film Mountainhead is available as a $60,000-a-night rental in Utah, and Yellowstone’s iconic Montana ranch lets guests live out their Western drama fantasies.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new Carnage maze coming to Magic Mountain this Halloween season will take visitors inside a fortress ruled by a villainous clown named Carnage.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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Fetterman's approval in the Democratic bastion of Philadelphia is underwater, with 43 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of him, according to Lee.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Connecticut has been a bastion of punk rock since the punk movement first began in the 1970s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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These Starships, and other independent new rockets waiting in the wings, Worden says, are the key to building up the first Martian citadels, and to the emergence of a twin-planet civilization.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several years ago, lidar surveys revealed that a small replica of Teotihuacán’s citadel lies just outside Tikal’s center.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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This would force Ukraine to built fortifications to be built along the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk border areas, the terrain of which is poorly suited to act as a defensive line, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Since 2021, a team led by Jonathan Burns, an archaeologist at Juniata College, has been working with students and veterans on private land a few miles from Fort Ligonier, a military fortification built during the French and Indian War, to uncover physical evidence of the battle.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Thank you to everyone who visited the castle and estate during the 2025 summer season.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Shots rang out at Fort Stewart at 10:56 a.m., according to the fort’s Facebook page, with medical personnel dispatched to treat the wounded at 11:09 a.m. An unidentified soldier posted a video on TikTok showing a group of uniformed soldiers running towards a door during lockdown.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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By the time the Army withdrew, settlers had created a small community around the fort, raising cattle and growing citrus.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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