as in residence
a building or group of buildings typically used to house soldiers
The soldier was moved to a different barracks. He was confined to barracks for insubordination.
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Noun
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025 -
The circa 1927 residence was later scooped up by The Red Stallion movie star Noreen Nash, who lived there for 70 years.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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In Virginia, the storm has produced 4 inches of snow in New Castle, a little more than 2 inches in Reams and nearly 3 at Fort Gregg-Adams, an Army garrison.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The main garrison building bore the marks of two large explosions, but little sign of close-contact fighting.—
Carlotta Gall,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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The crew shot on the beach, at the harbor, at the house and at Old Town in eight different looks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ten children grew up in this house with their cousins and relatives.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Homes and buildings will thus resemble small forts more than ever before in California.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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This patch—corresponding to modern-day Bertie County, less than 100 miles inland from Roanoke Island—was found to conceal a red-and-blue symbol resembling a fort.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In Mae La camp, Rosella can’t stray far from her oxygen tank.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Read on to find a list of foods in the latter camp that registered dietitians wholeheartedly recommend.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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A day later, in the early hours of Christmas morning, there was another message from the same place.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The women alleged the department’s lack of sanitary pumping places caused several of them to develop mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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And the cynicism of the reforms was exposed by the regime's unwillingness to extend them to military cantonment areas or to the federal capital.—
Ilhan Niaz,
Foreign Affairs,
13 June 2012
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The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.—
William McGowan,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Aug. 2012
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David Goldenberg, the Midwest regional director for the Anti-Defamation League who works with students at Northwestern, said even though there’s not an encampment, those memories are still raw.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Columbia last spring became a hotspot of pro-Palestinian protest activity when an encampment supporting Gaza launched a national wave of demonstrations, which college administrators struggled to contain.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Barracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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