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as in alcazar
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Recent Examples of casbah
The face-offs that started with a break-in at Wick’s house have since traveled to antique weapons stores and Casablanca casbahs; New York City tunnels, bridges, harbors, and public libraries; and European museums and churches, with no civilians ever getting caught in the crossfire.
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Vulture, 25 Mar. 2023
La Muralla Roja, designed in 1968 and completed in 1973, in the coastal city of Calpe, reimagined the North African casbah as a bright pink assemblage of walls and stairways as if arranged by M.C. Escher.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
The records company’s founder Neil Bogart channeled the movie Casablanca with a disco touch, depicting a desert casbah invitation to the exotic city.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
She was arrested at a hideout in the casbah in 1957 but freed five years later, when Algeria declared independence in 1962, sparking the mass exodus of Europeans from the country.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2021
The community’s salmon-pink palette was suggested by the rosy sandstone walls, and its hilltop clubhouse, introduced by a Middle Eastern-style water stair, was placed to overlook the villas like a casbah surveying so many riads.
—Peter Haldeman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
Vulture, 25 Mar. 2023
La Muralla Roja, designed in 1968 and completed in 1973, in the coastal city of Calpe, reimagined the North African casbah as a bright pink assemblage of walls and stairways as if arranged by M.C. Escher.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
The records company’s founder Neil Bogart channeled the movie Casablanca with a disco touch, depicting a desert casbah invitation to the exotic city.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
She was arrested at a hideout in the casbah in 1957 but freed five years later, when Algeria declared independence in 1962, sparking the mass exodus of Europeans from the country.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2021
The community’s salmon-pink palette was suggested by the rosy sandstone walls, and its hilltop clubhouse, introduced by a Middle Eastern-style water stair, was placed to overlook the villas like a casbah surveying so many riads.
—Peter Haldeman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casbah
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One of the original blockhouses overlooks the canal, while the old town is filled with art galleries and craft stories.Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Nearby, several of his men sat in the shade of a small blockhouse, holding automatic weapons.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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The bunker, according to Wired, is 5,000 square feet and is connected to the two mansions by tunnel.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Dec. 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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Arab, Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers all occupied this fortress over the centuries.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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At even strength, the Canucks held the fort down defensively without Hughes.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The star’s family and A-list friends have been fixtures at her Eras Tour shows since the beginning, with mom Andrea, dad Scott and brother Austin mingling with fans and holding down the fort in the VIP tent.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Casbah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casbah. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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