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Recent Examples of embattlement
After a long career of constant crisis, of triumph and embattlement, Lula looks his age.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Even in Tehran, fundamentalist leaders gained political legitimacy from the external embattlement.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
For disparate Germans to come together required a common sense of embattlement.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto.
—Ben Smith, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and the Civil War Battery Hooper, a hillside cannon embattlement, was part of a ring of defenses set up across Northern Kentucky.
—Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021
The physicality of conflict may be out of sight, but the tension of living in a constant state of embattlement is palpable.
—Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
The sense of embattlement that Trump and other Republican politicians encouraged throughout the pandemic primed many conservatives to assume Democratic foul play even before voting began.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
But his embattlement also colors the regular work of electioneering, which always involves upbeat rallies and hopeful promises.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Even in Tehran, fundamentalist leaders gained political legitimacy from the external embattlement.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
For disparate Germans to come together required a common sense of embattlement.
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto.
—Ben Smith, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and the Civil War Battery Hooper, a hillside cannon embattlement, was part of a ring of defenses set up across Northern Kentucky.
—Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021
The physicality of conflict may be out of sight, but the tension of living in a constant state of embattlement is palpable.
—Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
The sense of embattlement that Trump and other Republican politicians encouraged throughout the pandemic primed many conservatives to assume Democratic foul play even before voting began.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
But his embattlement also colors the regular work of electioneering, which always involves upbeat rallies and hopeful promises.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embattlement
Noun
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One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t a conscious effort to shore up the southern battlements?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps halfway up to the crest which forms the ramparts of the Mule Shoe was a jutting bastion of orange-colored rock.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 18th-century ramparts encircling the city are free to climb and boast dramatic ocean views.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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On clear days, that very body of water, and the white mountains beyond it, are part of the panoramic view from the terrace of Boone’s house, a sharp-angled, industrial-gray luxury fortress with towering windows atop a cliff 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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India have spent the last three weeks in Dubai and made the venue into a fortress.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Then, as the credits sequence continues through the creative team, things get more ominous: Monkeys assemble together, climbing the parapets, even as someone tries to hold them off (?) with a spider.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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And to allay the fears of brownstone-dwellers: A cornice is not a parapet, so most brownstones don’t actually have parapets.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Oct. 2024
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They are armed with automatic weapons – largely smuggled from the United States – and move unhindered through the narrow, winding alleys of their neighborhood strongholds in Port-au-Prince, which national and multinational police forces are often unable to navigate in their bulky armored vehicles.—
Linnea Fehrm,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2025
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Once an important feudal stronghold deep in the Japanese Alps, Matsumoto is known today for its towering castle; arguably the most stunning fortification in the entire country with its black-onyx trim and turquoise moat filled with curious koi.—
Brandon Presser,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And then there's Musk's increasingly antagonistic attitude toward Ukraine, a country viewed by many Europeans as a bulwark against further Russian aggression.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
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With the Trump administration taking control of the CDC and other posts on the nation’s science bulwark, the consequences are getting worse.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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When every day brings some new, head-spinning event on the world stage, when polarization seems to define our national discourse, now is a good time to stop and give thanks for the bastion of solace in the heart of New York City — Central Park.—
Betsy Smith,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Associated Press journalists saw a handful of tanks move Sunday into Jenin, long a bastion of armed struggle against Israel.—
Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Conclusions: John Means will not likely be a pitching project fort Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis and his staff.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Twenty five years ago, one of her descendants, Prince Richard Holkar converted his home in the 18th-century sandstone fort into a hotel.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Embattlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embattlement. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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