as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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as in rampart
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as in support
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Recent Examples of bulwark
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
The Syrian port of Tartus has been a key hub for Russian vessels for more than five decades and has grown in importance since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, giving Moscow a Mediterranean presence and bulwark against NATO.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wallstedt has been a bulwark all series.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Greece was seen as bulwark against Moscow and its client states in southeastern Europe.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
The Syrian port of Tartus has been a key hub for Russian vessels for more than five decades and has grown in importance since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, giving Moscow a Mediterranean presence and bulwark against NATO.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
These mandates date back decades, and are considered a foundational bulwark of public health defense against infectious disease.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wallstedt has been a bulwark all series.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
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Search for a director of football Sources with knowledge of the situation — who, like all those cited in this piece, spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — say Nuno will have a big say in the appointment of a director of football.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Perry’s grieving mother accuses Iwamasa of betraying his duty to protect her son.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The best are those on top floors with views of the pool or Caribbean Sea beyond city ramparts—uninterrupted for over 500 miles north to Jamaica.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Our stroll began outside the medieval gate—only residents can drive through the stone ramparts—and ended with an aperitif on the square.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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No other candidates reached double-digit support, including Democratic San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan with 7%, Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with 5% and Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond with 1%, the poll found.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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As well as turning to the club’s head of medicine and performance Jonathan Power and psychologist Lee Richardson, Liverpool brought in grief counsellors to ensure there was sufficient support.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In front of a row of concrete markers tracing the border with Peru, two sandy-yellow Chilean military excavators crawl along a deep trench, digging three metres down before swinging sharply to dump bucketloads of earth into a rising embankment.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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The car tumbled down an embankment into thick foliage, pictures posted on social media by Millers Creek Fire Department showed.—
Joe Marusak
May 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2026
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The mom of two later agreed with and responded to other followers who defended her in the comments.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The defending champions, who were ominously close to the relegation zone, countered on City for fun in a 4-2 victory.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Like Heated Rivalry before it, Off Campus presents the stereotypically male sport not as a bastion of aggressive masculinity, but as a space for community and care.—
Anna Rinderspacher,
Glamour,
20 May 2026
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For years, the American power grid was a bastion of predictable stability.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Leaders who build these practices into how AI gets deployed now safeguard their organizations from a culture where AI supplants human reasoning rather than supports it, and from the performance costs that follow.—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The lawmakers wrote to Davies expressing their concern that the department is not doing enough to safeguard service members’ lives.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Surviving the onslaught would require no less than a flying fortress with complex magnetic shielding.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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The trailers show that Eternia was once a vibrant alien-like world with multi-colored forests, massive mountains and fortresses with towering faces carved into their entrances.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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