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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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Recent Examples of outpost
For about six-and-a-half hours, the Starliner astronauts removed radio communications hardware and swabbed the outpost's exterior to collect potential microbe samples for analysis.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The State Department would not comment if Rubio planned to accept the invitation to visit what the Trump administration has described – incorrectly — as a de facto Chinese military outpost in Panama.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Sony Pictures Entertainment, the company’s Hollywood outpost, saw a leadership transition earlier this month when Ravi Ahuja took over CEO duties from Tony Vinciquerra.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Anderson & Sheppard’s shop-in-store at N.Y.C.’s Bergdorf Goodman—the first outpost beyond its London flagship— opened in December with, among other things, a sharp wool-and-cashmere jacket in a delightful shade of teal.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The State Department would not comment if Rubio planned to accept the invitation to visit what the Trump administration has described – incorrectly — as a de facto Chinese military outpost in Panama.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Sony Pictures Entertainment, the company’s Hollywood outpost, saw a leadership transition earlier this month when Ravi Ahuja took over CEO duties from Tony Vinciquerra.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Anderson & Sheppard’s shop-in-store at N.Y.C.’s Bergdorf Goodman—the first outpost beyond its London flagship— opened in December with, among other things, a sharp wool-and-cashmere jacket in a delightful shade of teal.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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Throughout, Chuang’s viewpoint reflects a fondness for the community and a necessary patience for the recurrent frustrations of village life.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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During the 14th edition of one of the Western Suburbs signature culinary events, from Feb. 27 through March 9, 22 La Grange dining establishments will offer special menus reflecting the village’s culinary heritage.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The settlement would also entail changes to roster limits for most sports, including men’s soccer, which would see its limit more than triple to 28 players.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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However, this settlement is far from typical in numerous ways and Judge Wilken initially declined to give the settlement preliminary approval back in September.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the one hand, the country is an economic citadel, packed with resources and blessed by ocean borders that shield it from invasion while connecting it to global trade.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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To those who recognize the hamlet as little more than the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown may seem like an unusual place for a pair of cosmopolitan Danes to settle.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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The most recent addition to the cozy-town canon is Serenity, S.C., the sweet Southern hamlet featured on Netflix's Sweet Magnolias.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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And 95-year-old David Schecter survived not one, but two extermination camps.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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But what played out next within Alpine’s camp was not discussed with Komatsu.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Another community member sought answers after learning a relative had been flown to an ICE facility on the naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba – only after seeing his name listed in The New York Times.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that his country, a key logistics base for support to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, won’t send troops into its neighbor.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Explore Fort Moultrie Still under construction as the Revolutionary War began, this coastal garrison (the island’s first) was notably built from palmetto logs and sand.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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In Virginia, the storm has produced 4 inches of snow in New Castle, a little more than 2 inches in Reams and nearly 3 at Fort Gregg-Adams, an Army garrison.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
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But after some years, the cesspool got bigger, and our fort got smaller, and eventually the cesspool must have looked inviting.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Amid the rapid change in the 800 and 400 free events, now the fans await how long Katie Ledecky will hold her fort in the 1500.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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