as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies
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Recent Examples of stronghold
The Bekaa Valley is not only one of the Party of God’s strongholds, but also its ideological birthplace, where Iran and its Revolutionary Guards helped train Shiite militants shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982.
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The territory has become a stronghold for the far-right National Rally with 60% voting for Marine Le Pen in the 2022 presidential election runoff.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In this article, the author describes four strongholds for humans, and the associated human skills that remain valuable — for now.
—Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Read More: How Trump Weaponized White Rural America’s Shame
These postindustrial cities and towns explain why former swing states like Ohio are now solidly red, while former Democratic strongholds like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have become the ultimate swing states.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The territory has become a stronghold for the far-right National Rally with 60% voting for Marine Le Pen in the 2022 presidential election runoff.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
In this article, the author describes four strongholds for humans, and the associated human skills that remain valuable — for now.
—Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
Read More: How Trump Weaponized White Rural America’s Shame
These postindustrial cities and towns explain why former swing states like Ohio are now solidly red, while former Democratic strongholds like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have become the ultimate swing states.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
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The fortress is made up of two distinct areas: a core inner fortress that researchers say show signs of year-round residential use and a more sprawling outer area that may have been used more occasionally by roaming pastoral groups.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Geographically, the United States is both an economic hub and a military fortress.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The American cowboy is an aspirational bastion of masculinity, and as Costner proves, of manners.Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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What could be more traditional than Third Round Thursday, that bastion of everything pure about English football?George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 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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Today, this citadel in the clouds faces a different kind of conquest: nearly a million people each year are treading sacred ground at this New Wonder of the World.Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
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Aerial views from the drone revealed a roughly 1-kilometer-long fortification wall snaking around the fortress that wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The government accomplished this by a mass increase in army personnel and a fortification program, funded by raising taxes and expanding the bureaucracy to support the larger state apparatus.Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Gales Ferry Intermodal had agreed from the start to preserve the footprint of the central fort, and the Archaeological Conservancy announced Dec. 26 a deal to save more.Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nestled in a scenic mountain pass, this is a hike-in park on an interpretive trail to the ruins of the fort.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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