as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city
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Recent Examples of redoubt
Fortunately, there is still one redoubt of the necktie in Manhattan.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
That’s most notable in France, where an anti-immigrant party, once a redoubt for antisemites and former Nazi collaborators, now leads polls ahead of parliamentary elections that could elevate it to power this month.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
California is a stronghold of liberalism, but the Central Valley, where the scent of manure rims the highways and cattle ranchers tend winter grass, is a redoubt of conservatism.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The collapse had been particularly swift in the priest’s own Brazil — the church’s strongest redoubt by measure of Catholic adherents.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
That’s most notable in France, where an anti-immigrant party, once a redoubt for antisemites and former Nazi collaborators, now leads polls ahead of parliamentary elections that could elevate it to power this month.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
California is a stronghold of liberalism, but the Central Valley, where the scent of manure rims the highways and cattle ranchers tend winter grass, is a redoubt of conservatism.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The collapse had been particularly swift in the priest’s own Brazil — the church’s strongest redoubt by measure of Catholic adherents.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoubt
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Instead, it will likely be decided in the historic Democratic Party strongholds of New York and California, where more than a dozen of the closest races are under way.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The poll was a head turner as the state had been considered a safe Trump stronghold.James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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With no end to the war in sight and lacking effective air defense, Kharkiv gradually has turned from a fortress of resilience into a fortress of solitude.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The only representations they were allowed were through mass media or images of migrants on canoes collapsing in front of European fortresses.Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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While some people may see certain platforms as a breeding ground for hate speech, others may see them as the last bastion of free speech.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The venue was City College in Harlem, a working class bastion of higher education that’s been minting Nobel laureates and business tycoons for more than a century.Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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This method enables employees to cultivate resistance over time and pinpoint specific areas that require fortification.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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At the same, Russia has quickly constructed fortifications deeper in Kursk.Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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But perhaps their most resilient architectural achievement was the building of Machu Picchu, a citadel that sits about 8,000 feet in elevation in the Andes of southern Peru.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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On the other side, Portuguese cannons poke out from the citadel walls, and surf slams into the rocks below.Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
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There is also a string of water parks lavishly-themed to a desert fort, an oasis and Aztec temples.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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The city dismantled the fort in 2016 after significant pressure from the California Coastal Commission.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Each makes it to the gates of the castle before the prince notices blood gushing everywhere.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Life magazine ran a story on the castle back in 1948.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Redoubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redoubt. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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