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as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town
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Recent Examples of castle
For a haunted trip to a different kind of Christmas castle, push play on Spencer.
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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The castle has seven grand pianos, nineteen balconies, six turrets, and twenty-three chaise longues.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
While the exterior shots are of an actual Transylvanian castle, production designer Craig Lathrop’s massive interior sets have a crumbling grandeur that’s physically oppressive, almost suffocating, for Hutter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
These thrilling family trips run the gamut from Arctic expeditions led by expert guides to sojourns that trace storybook towns and enchanting castles along Europe’s legendary rivers.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The castle has seven grand pianos, nineteen balconies, six turrets, and twenty-three chaise longues.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
While the exterior shots are of an actual Transylvanian castle, production designer Craig Lathrop’s massive interior sets have a crumbling grandeur that’s physically oppressive, almost suffocating, for Hutter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
These thrilling family trips run the gamut from Arctic expeditions led by expert guides to sojourns that trace storybook towns and enchanting castles along Europe’s legendary rivers.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
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Readers of Tolkien’s books and viewers of Jackson’s movies are well-acquainted with the Battle of Helm’s Deep, and this is the story of how that fortress got its name.Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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In theory, that sounds like a fine way of interpolating the iconography of Jackson’s trilogy — the fortress of Isengard in particular — into an anime world.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2024
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Housed in a grand Southern mansion, you’ll be wowed by the restaurant’s exterior and continue to be awed by the rich ruby and gold interiors.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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The two spoke about his extensive journey from peanut farmer to submariner; from the Governor’s mansion to the White House, and back home to Plains.Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Later, during the English Civil War, Corfe Castle was owned by the prominent Bankes family, which supported Charles I. The royalist stronghold faced two sieges in 1643 and 1645, and parliamentarian forces ultimately destroyed much of the structure.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Led by the jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the insurgents have declared their intention to push toward Homs and ultimately Damascus, the stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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There, a young real-estate agent named Thomas Hutter (played by Nicholas Hoult) is dispatched by his boss, Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), to a castle in Transylvania, to conclude the sale of a decrepit manor in Wisburg to the mysterious, reclusive Count Orlok.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The name feels supremely fitting for the location, a colorful Caribbean manor on a hilltop where guests can dine on a breezy patio overlooking the bay.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
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Today, this citadel in the clouds faces a different kind of conquest: nearly a million people each year are treading sacred ground at this New Wonder of the World.Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
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Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
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The ruler undertook extensive construction projects, including palaces, temples and city fortifications.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 49ers’ fortification of talent elsewhere in the secondary should also help.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Here, the Alhambra, a majestic palace and UNESCO World Heritage Site, sits at the center.Marco Palermo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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In a nod to that reality, Charles delivered his annual King's Speech from a former hospital chapel — a break with tradition, and the first time in more than a decade that the Christmas address has not been recorded from a royal palace or estate.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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