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as in village
a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities
They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.
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as in barracks
a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity
It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.
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Next on the docket are two openings in the Netherlands, with an Amsterdam outpost that opened Thursday, followed by Rotterdam on Oct. 10.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
The luxury cruise line Silversea is getting into the hotel business, building a 150-room outpost that the company says will be the southernmost property in the world.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
The menu is identical to the outposts in downtown L.A. and Mid-City; the opening follows the late-summer launch of the duo’s Sonoratown Cantina in Mid-City, which serves micheladas and new bar snacks.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
For two years the collaboration saw the three dealers go into business together with a focus on secondary market sales, and, under the Perrotin umbrella, adding another Paris space to his portfolio and expanding into the Middle East with an outpost in Dubai.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
The luxury cruise line Silversea is getting into the hotel business, building a 150-room outpost that the company says will be the southernmost property in the world.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
The menu is identical to the outposts in downtown L.A. and Mid-City; the opening follows the late-summer launch of the duo’s Sonoratown Cantina in Mid-City, which serves micheladas and new bar snacks.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
For two years the collaboration saw the three dealers go into business together with a focus on secondary market sales, and, under the Perrotin umbrella, adding another Paris space to his portfolio and expanding into the Middle East with an outpost in Dubai.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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