1
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
The new outpost will be housed within Miami Design Residences Designed by Chipperfield, which is also the area’s debut residential development.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Further into downtown, hit home-décor outpost Roost, packed with the unique and handmade, from farmhouse tables and stoneware to paintings and other works by area artists.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Construction began in 1998, and humans have maintained a continuous presence on the orbiting outpost since November 2000.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
After browsing at the Downtown vinyl outpost Needle to the Groove for interesting records Deniké will bring her finds to the Break Room for an hour-long listening session.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Further into downtown, hit home-décor outpost Roost, packed with the unique and handmade, from farmhouse tables and stoneware to paintings and other works by area artists.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Construction began in 1998, and humans have maintained a continuous presence on the orbiting outpost since November 2000.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
After browsing at the Downtown vinyl outpost Needle to the Groove for interesting records Deniké will bring her finds to the Break Room for an hour-long listening session.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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Geller said the project will need to go before both the planning and zoning committee and the village council in order to go forward.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The desalination plant supplies water to about 30 villages.—
Sam Metz,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But what October 7th did was create the political possibility that the most extreme version of settlements, which had been on the shelf for many years, could be accelerated and pushed past the finish line.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Testimony was put on hold for a week for more settlement negotiations, but with no breakthrough in sight, Judge Arun Subramanian said Friday the trial would resume.—
Larry Neumeister,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Adapted from Robyn Carr's novel series, Virgin River premiered in 2019 on Netflix, and follows the life of Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge), who travels to the secluded California hamlet to rebuild her life after the death of her husband.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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With the opening of its first full-service hotel, The Albert Hotel, in 2025, this historic hamlet in the heart of the Texas Hill Country continues to emerge as an up-and-coming destination.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ryan will throw a bullpen session Saturday, then depart Twins camp to join Team USA.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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That goes for basketball and football camps, too.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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In its base-case scenario, disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz over the next four to six weeks could remove as much as 11 million to 16 million barrels per day from the market, pushing Brent crude to around $110 to $120 a barrel.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The roughly 93-square-mile base houses the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and includes combat-ready airmen and guardians, according to its website.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Iran maintains military assets and garrisons on the islands.—
Sam Metz,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Reestablishing native plants and animals, such as through reseeding efforts, brings back nature’s own garrisons to keep future waves of invaders at bay.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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