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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Court documents state several shots entered the residence, penetrating multiple walls.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2025 -
The Portuguese Cabinet convened an emergency meeting at the prime minister’s residence.—
Barry Hatton,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Confederate noose was tightening around Fort Sumter, in the waters off Charleston, where the Northern garrison was effectively under blockade.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Argentario itself, however, was in those years a place of forts and garrisons, with a small civilian population concentrated in two small harbor towns, Porto Ercole and Porto Santo Stefano.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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The house was filled with physical evidence: A bloody palm print.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Despite $500 billion of that going toward the Line, the project has been beset with difficulties and has been scaled back to house fewer than 300,000 people, though Saudi Arabia has not acknowledged reports of the change.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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There was no one to hold down the fort, so to speak.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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In my experience, bedsheet forts and dark rooms with warm covers create the perfect vibe.—
Caroline Fleck, Contributor,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The guide showcases all the programs and events being offered by the district this summer, including camps, trips and special events like Concerts in Your Park, fireworks shows and outdoor movie nights.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan, came to lead the camp while advocating this view.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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His journey wasn’t straightforward, but every setback and failure led him to a place of profound understanding.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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There’s also a pizza topped with shrimp and bacon, a take on a Reuben sandwich made with fish in place of corned beef, and fried oysters tossed in buffalo sauce and blue cheese.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the military cantonment, a formidable army stood at the ready, awaiting its lords’ commands.—
Salman Rushdie,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2022
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A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport.—
Simon Akam,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2021
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Four people living in the encampment including Bryant, along with two homelessness advocates, filed for a restraining order to stop the closure.—
Jenny Kane and Claire Rush,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The film features footage from Resurrection City, a temporary encampment set up on the National Mall in 1968 as part of the Poor People’s Campaign started by Martin Luther King Jr., where thousands lived for a period of weeks.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Barracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracks. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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