as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of fort
Long ago, the British failed to take the fort, and Francis Scott Key
wrote a poem.
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Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Ava thanks him for holding down the fort so well in her absence, and finally, peace is restored at Abbott Elementary.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But hidden beneath the heartbreak of a tournament run cut short is hope for a future with Smith and her fellow freshmen holding down the fort until Watkins is healthy enough to return.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Today, the fort provides a different type of protection, offering a respite for multiple species of migrating birds each spring and fall.
ahc.alabama.gov; 51 Hwy 180 West, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Ferry Fun
From Fort Morgan, hop the Mobile Bay Ferry to visit nearby Dauphin Island.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Ava thanks him for holding down the fort so well in her absence, and finally, peace is restored at Abbott Elementary.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But hidden beneath the heartbreak of a tournament run cut short is hope for a future with Smith and her fellow freshmen holding down the fort until Watkins is healthy enough to return.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Today, the fort provides a different type of protection, offering a respite for multiple species of migrating birds each spring and fall.
ahc.alabama.gov; 51 Hwy 180 West, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Ferry Fun
From Fort Morgan, hop the Mobile Bay Ferry to visit nearby Dauphin Island.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
Noun
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This means turning Ukraine into a defensive fortress with German arms and money.—
David McWilliams,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the Romans eventually built up Vindobona into a full-scale military fortress—and perhaps this first-century battle was the catalyst.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Introduced through mosquitoes that first reached the island in the 1800s, climate change has now ushered these deadly vessels of destruction into the bird’s last stronghold.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The Houthis say the U.S. military campaign, aimed at their stronghold in Sana'a and other parts of Yemen, has not deterred their military capacities and attacks.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The countryside is dotted with ancient fortifications built by the Cathars, a semi-Christian sect that flourished here in the 12th century.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Japanese then planned to construct a chain of island fortifications across the Pacific that would dissuade a U.S. counteroffensive and force an early settlement on Japanese terms.—
Stephen Biddle,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Syrian government moved military forces into the ancient citadel overlooking Palmyra.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists believe the Incan citadel was built in the 1420s and abandoned sometime in the mid 1500s, around the time Spanish conquistadors invaded the Inca Empire.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who after traveling through Europe for two years, wind up in Ireland with his wife and daughter, and on a mystical whim of Jennifer’s, buy an old farmhouse which stands in the shadow of a castle.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sites along the route include the church of Wassen, a breathtaking baroque Catholic church that can be seen from three different angles during the journey, and the castles of Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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In other words, could the question at the outset of the novel be applied today to the United States—a bastion of democratic strength being ripped apart by an erratic tyrant? Years ago, in one of his lucid columns, Vargas Llosa described the election of Donald Trump as a form of national suicide.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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The presentation was in response to the more-than-rumors that The Rock — once a rite of passage in the sport of racing, a bastion of small-town Americana and NASCAR — was going to be removed from the NASCAR schedule.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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