as in fortresses
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Recent Examples of citadels
One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels.
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Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Archaeologists have identified citadels and temple sites all along Vietnam's coast and throughout the mountains of Laos and Cambodia.
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Michelle Jana Chan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Feb. 2023
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels.
—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels.
—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Archaeologists have identified citadels and temple sites all along Vietnam's coast and throughout the mountains of Laos and Cambodia.
—
Michelle Jana Chan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citadels
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While typical apparel brands struggle with changing seasonal trends and thin profits, giants such as LVMH, Christian Dior, Hermès, Richemont and Nike have built financial fortresses.
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Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.
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According to the indictment made public this week, the Hoovers had strongholds over specific hotels and motels in their territory, including the Stadium Inn & Spas.
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Local communities, including Republican strongholds in Georgia and Mississippi, voiced opposition to the projects, staging protests outside the warehouses and derailing city council meetings.
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These organizations claim to be bastions of journalism, Defenders of Democracy, and heroes in the fight for truth in government.
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Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters.
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By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications.
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Cannons and fortifications are also on the grounds.
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Scenic cruising through the Moselle Valley reveals a landscape of steep vineyards and hilltop castles, complemented by AmaWaterways’ exclusive tour of Burg Lahneck Castle and its storied past.
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The figures for the first time give the public a concrete idea about the King’s personal wealth, as opposed to the castles, jewels and artwork that go with the job but aren’t the monarch’s personal property.
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But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle.
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The plan also urges African countries to preserve former slave forts and castles as memorial sites.
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“Citadels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citadels. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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