as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of fort
In 1656 the French soldier Jacques Le Vacher de la Case arrived in a small French fort at the southern tip of Madagascar.
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David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
There are more than 7,000 glaciers capping the hills of Gilgit-Baltistan, and travelers on the new trip can trek alongside them following visits to ancient Buddhist monuments and mud-brick forts.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Put them in tents, build forts, etc.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
It’s also located inside a historic fort that once defended the coast.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
There are more than 7,000 glaciers capping the hills of Gilgit-Baltistan, and travelers on the new trip can trek alongside them following visits to ancient Buddhist monuments and mud-brick forts.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Put them in tents, build forts, etc.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
It’s also located inside a historic fort that once defended the coast.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
Noun
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Murad Bakhsh, who served as Aurangzeb’s ally in his campaign against Dara Shikoh, was arrested and confined in the fortress of Gwalior.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Visit clothing boutiques like Muses Corfu for something locally made, take a tour through the fortress, and stop in at Coconela for an artisanal coffee.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was killed in southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah, as Israel expands an invasion there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Journalists heard several explosions from the direction of the Hezbollah stronghold, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war began.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mission Foods began fortification in 2024.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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That view contrasts sharply with critics — including some at the highest level of government — who regard fortification of the food supply as a form of government overreach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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And the staff are available up to nine hours a day to lead on-property animal rescue adventures and oversee sand-castle building on the two private beaches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two dozen disciples who have gathered in this large white space within a 19th-century Scottish castle ruminate with total concentration.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Military engineers resorted to building lower, thicker ramparts, backed by earth, and sought to eliminate blind spots by building angular bastions — the aforementioned extrusions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Malls in the Gulf have been a bastion of normalcy amid the instability, although footfall is substantially down on usual levels.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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