as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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Recent Examples of bastion
While auctions may be thought to be bastions of red wine, whites do surprisingly well on the block.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, there might be another opening for Harris in her home state of California, which is already seen as a bastion of blue-state resistance to the incoming Trump term.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
The town is a bastion of support for Hezbollah and a proud source of its fighting men, whose identities are usually only revealed publicly in death.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Whoever takes the torch from Newsom will preside over a bastion of liberal resistance to Trump.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, there might be another opening for Harris in her home state of California, which is already seen as a bastion of blue-state resistance to the incoming Trump term.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
The town is a bastion of support for Hezbollah and a proud source of its fighting men, whose identities are usually only revealed publicly in death.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Whoever takes the torch from Newsom will preside over a bastion of liberal resistance to Trump.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
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The settlement dates back to a class-action lawsuit stemming the June 2009 arrest of a teenager named Christian Rodriguez for violating a curfew near his home in the Mar Vista Gardens housing project, a stronghold of the Culver City Boys gang.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hezbollah’s role as chief deterrent to Israel for Iran, however, now seems to feature little in Israeli calculations, after continued pummeling of Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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One immediate result of those changes was that Dignity Health Sports Park became a fortress again.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The coming-of-age story follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers set in and around a fortress in medieval Scandinavia.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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One clip purported to show HTS troops waving the flag of the Free Syrian Army above the citadel of Aleppo, proclaiming victory.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Later, Christian crusaders built citadels along the coast that went on to be repurposed by Muslim Ottoman rulers.Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Set to be completed by 2028, the fortifications along the Polish borders include antitank ditches, bunkers, and other obstacles designed to impede and control movement across the border, advanced surveillance systems, electronic warfare and anti-drone measures, and infrastructure development.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File A fortification on the banks of the Baleshwar River was built to stop the riverbank from collapsing, Sept. 22, 2023, in Sarankhola, Bangladesh.Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
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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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In the comments section, the sisters’ fans couldn’t help but point out their refreshed looks in the shots of just the two of them posing in front of the castle and at the Tron Lightcycle / Run roller coaster at Magic Kingdom.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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