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
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
This moment requires honest, courageous leaders determined to make NYC a bulwark against Donald Trump’s aggressions and committed to using their power to make the lives of working families easier and better.
—Jasmine Gripper, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Topics include safeguarding city dwellers from extreme heat and bulwarking coastal towns against rising seas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
On day one, Trump revoked the Biden-era commission charter, signaled his strong respect for judicial independence as a bulwark of constitutional rights like religious liberty.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
This moment requires honest, courageous leaders determined to make NYC a bulwark against Donald Trump’s aggressions and committed to using their power to make the lives of working families easier and better.
—Jasmine Gripper, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Security Features CrashPlan uses extensive security protocols to protect your data, including end-to-end encryption during transit and storage.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps halfway up to the crest which forms the ramparts of the Mule Shoe was a jutting bastion of orange-colored rock.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 18th-century ramparts encircling the city are free to climb and boast dramatic ocean views.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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Concern arose over one of the two clamp arms on the Falcon rocket's support structure that needs to tilt away right before liftoff.—
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15 Mar. 2025
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For caregivers, consider how communities have created lifelines to showcase that support exists and that the journey does not have to be siloed.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said the bus then went partially up the embankment off the highway near milepost 2 and rolled onto its left side.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The airplane hit the embankment at 09:02:57, the report says.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Can Max Verstappen defend his title, or will the McLaren team of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri break through?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of protests for Palestinian freedom are nonviolent and welcoming to all people of conscience who adhere to international law and defend human rights.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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When every day brings some new, head-spinning event on the world stage, when polarization seems to define our national discourse, now is a good time to stop and give thanks for the bastion of solace in the heart of New York City — Central Park.—
Betsy Smith,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Associated Press journalists saw a handful of tanks move Sunday into Jenin, long a bastion of armed struggle against Israel.—
Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Beyond this immediate imperative, however, European countries have less clarity and consensus about how to safeguard the transatlantic alliance.—
Michael E. O’Hanlon,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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On clear days, that very body of water, and the white mountains beyond it, are part of the panoramic view from the terrace of Boone’s house, a sharp-angled, industrial-gray luxury fortress with towering windows atop a cliff 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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India have spent the last three weeks in Dubai and made the venue into a fortress.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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