as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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Recent Examples of bastion
But even on state TV -- long a bastion of pro-government propaganda and ideological control -- cracks have started to appear.
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Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
True to its founding fight over censorship and book banning, the institution remains a bastion dedicated to the transformative power of the book.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The renovation aims to revitalize the center as a nonprofit venue and community gathering space that remains a bastion of Black culture in a district that has seen so many of those mainstays disappear.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Politically, it is considered the bastion of conservatism in Canada, though its urban centers, Calgary and Edmonton, are more progressive.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
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Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
True to its founding fight over censorship and book banning, the institution remains a bastion dedicated to the transformative power of the book.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The renovation aims to revitalize the center as a nonprofit venue and community gathering space that remains a bastion of Black culture in a district that has seen so many of those mainstays disappear.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Politically, it is considered the bastion of conservatism in Canada, though its urban centers, Calgary and Edmonton, are more progressive.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
Noun
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Still, even in states where gambling has been legal — the strongholds of DraftKings and FanDuel — there have been signs of weakness.—
Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Texas Senate District 9 has historically been a red stronghold, but that doesn’t appear to be the case anymore after Rehmet’s upset victory.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those interested in the history of the fortress can learn more in the six different on-site museums.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the end of a winding valley road deep in the Purcell Mountains, Panorama Mountain Resort feels like a secret fortress of skiing.—
Brent Rose,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ray, by contrast, is a figure of intermittent but undeniable mirth—a citadel of physical perfection whose sublimity occasionally touches the ridiculous.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The area was once a citadel complex in the time of King Herod, who ruled from 37 to 5 B.C. after he was appointed king of Judea by the Romans.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, many cereals can be nutritious even without fortification, especially when made from whole grains.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The film finally returns to Dracula’s castle, where four stone gargoyles come to life, and where there is bad swordplay, schlocky cannon fire, and a fortune-cookie theological lecture from Waltz’s Priest.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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The town is worth a trip in its own right, though, with an imposing 11th century castle and the world’s largest ice caves nearby.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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