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as in village
a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities
They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.
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as in barracks
a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity
It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.
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Recent Examples of outpost
Of the 12 new restaurants and bars that opened in Nashville over the past two months, five are outposts from other cities.
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
The business brings in roughly $450,000 per year from its Jersey City outpost and robust catering and wholesale operations.
—Nicolas Vega
kaan Oguz, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The international brands all have their outposts, of course, mostly on the Via Camerelle, while Jackie Kennedy’s favorite, La Parisienne Capri, is still on Piazza Umberto.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Philippe Chow, the upscale Beijing-style restaurant out of New York, will officially open its Nashville outpost in August.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
The business brings in roughly $450,000 per year from its Jersey City outpost and robust catering and wholesale operations.
—Nicolas Vega
kaan Oguz, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The international brands all have their outposts, of course, mostly on the Via Camerelle, while Jackie Kennedy’s favorite, La Parisienne Capri, is still on Piazza Umberto.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Philippe Chow, the upscale Beijing-style restaurant out of New York, will officially open its Nashville outpost in August.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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Inviting locations include the coastal villages of Dingle and Tralee in the southwest, the coastal city of Waterford in the southeast, and the Dublin suburb of Bray.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Neighboring Homer Glen submitted a letter of objection to the county, saying the village limits solar energy projects to an industrial zoning district.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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In 2018, the BBC also removed clauses from settlement deals that stopped individuals from discussing the agreement or the circumstances of their departure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Roman is confident that his glib ways and expertise in wheeling and dealing can offer the brothers a financial settlement.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Built in the historic Walled City, this grand citadel is spread over 20 hectares, dating back to 1556 when it was spearheaded under the watchful eye of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Peru’s most famous archaeological site is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel built in the Andes Mountains in the 15th century.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as part of Virginia’s Piedmont region, Orange is a quiet hamlet of around 5,000 folks that’s within easy driving distance of more populated locales like Charlottesville (20 miles), Richmond (60 miles), and Washington, D.C. (70 miles).—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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The hamlet of Oyster Bay, on the North Shore of Long Island, is pleasant, verging on twee.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The competition between Grayson Loftis (Duke), Conner Harrell (North Carolina), and Zack Wilcke (NW Mississippi) has continued through the summer and will retake center stage as camp begins.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Those mattresses will be returned to the rental company at the end of training camp.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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The vault at the base in Fort Knox holds about half of the country's gold, according to the U.S. Mint.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Haines Junction is the commercial heart of the park, home to a visitor center, and the base for many outfitters and lodges offering fishing, hiking and flight-seeing trips in and around Kluane.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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In 2020, an Iranian missile attack on a US garrison left more than 100 soldiers with traumatic brain injuries.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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Medieval Skeleton Reveals What Life Was Like With a Disability in the Middle Ages A Snapshot of Medieval Life Grave inside the garrison.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Locations this year include a sacred mountain in Malawi; petroglyphs in South Korea; remains of a port and forts from 17th century Port Royal, Jamaica; a king's palaces in Germany; and a river canyon in Brazil noted for its biodiversity.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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Initially, the forts consisted of seven towers connected by steel walkways; now there are fewer of them, and the walkways are no longer safe.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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