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as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege
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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town
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Recent Examples of castle
While it's set in an isolated medieval castle, the service has a modern touch.
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Keith Waldon, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Lavinia has also continued to invest in the Marco Simone castle, the headquarters of the brand, located in Guidonia, about 10 miles from Rome.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
Modeled after Beast’s castle, Be Our Guest’s three-course prix fixe menu can be as tailored as Belle’s dress, where options free of common allergens are plentiful.
—Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 July 2025
The bulk of the action in The King Is Watching takes place on a small, 5x5 grid of squares representing your castle.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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Keith Waldon, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Lavinia has also continued to invest in the Marco Simone castle, the headquarters of the brand, located in Guidonia, about 10 miles from Rome.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
Modeled after Beast’s castle, Be Our Guest’s three-course prix fixe menu can be as tailored as Belle’s dress, where options free of common allergens are plentiful.
—Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 July 2025
The bulk of the action in The King Is Watching takes place on a small, 5x5 grid of squares representing your castle.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castle
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In real life, the high-tech Utah fortress from the streaming film Mountainhead is available as a $60,000-a-night rental in Utah, and Yellowstone’s iconic Montana ranch lets guests live out their Western drama fantasies.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new Carnage maze coming to Magic Mountain this Halloween season will take visitors inside a fortress ruled by a villainous clown named Carnage.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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Cardi also dropped a trailer for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Designed by architect John W. Kearney, the $17.95 million mansion with a host of classic features is available via Daniel Heider and Jaclyn Mason of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Republican strongholds such as Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Missouri are seen as having greater potential to expand their representation through redistricting.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Events and rallies are also scheduled in dozens of other states, both in Democratic strongholds and Republican-majority states.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The manor showcases a half-timbered granite facade and a slate roof, mirroring many of the first homes built in Northern Europe.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
30 July 2025
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Just a stroll from the manors, the Retreat is like a day club with a full-service spa, gym and a restaurant (more delicious details on it in a bit) open to guests with a day pass.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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These Starships, and other independent new rockets waiting in the wings, Worden says, are the key to building up the first Martian citadels, and to the emergence of a twin-planet civilization.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several years ago, lidar surveys revealed that a small replica of Teotihuacán’s citadel lies just outside Tikal’s center.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Or, upgrade to expansive suites, haciendas, or villas with sweeping views of the Sea of Cortez, infinity-edge hot tubs, or private plunge pools.—
Emily Hochberg,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2024
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This would force Ukraine to built fortifications to be built along the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk border areas, the terrain of which is poorly suited to act as a defensive line, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Since 2021, a team led by Jonathan Burns, an archaeologist at Juniata College, has been working with students and veterans on private land a few miles from Fort Ligonier, a military fortification built during the French and Indian War, to uncover physical evidence of the battle.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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American Chinese cuisine and old school Tiki bars crashed together in 2022 at Wusong — a castle of cocktails, a vault of vintage decor, a palace of pupu platters (try the vegetarian version).—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Once the palace of the Bishop of Down, Culloden Estate & Spa in Belfast, Northern Ireland (part of Hasting Hotels), channels its historic strengths into modern sustainability.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Castle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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