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 village is a Democratic Party stronghold, meaning as the Democratic candidate, House has a strong chance of victory.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The red wave that hit Miami-Dade County politics on Tuesday washed through the suburbs and nearly every city too, with President-elect Donald Trump improving his margins from deep-blue Miami Gardens to the conservative stronghold of Hialeah.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Poilievre, however, maintains a stronghold in the Prairies and Alberta, where Conservative support remains dominant.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Israel's military is also intensifying an offensive against a Palestinian militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, deploying tanks there for the first time in more than two decades.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The red wave that hit Miami-Dade County politics on Tuesday washed through the suburbs and nearly every city too, with President-elect Donald Trump improving his margins from deep-blue Miami Gardens to the conservative stronghold of Hialeah.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Poilievre, however, maintains a stronghold in the Prairies and Alberta, where Conservative support remains dominant.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Israel's military is also intensifying an offensive against a Palestinian militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, deploying tanks there for the first time in more than two decades.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
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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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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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But despite housing the fest for four decades, Utah isn’t a bastion of free speech, with the state being one of the first to implement a statewide ban for more than a dozen books in libraries and classrooms.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Its objective was not to retreat from the citadels of governance but to place them under siege.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 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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It was built to protect Florida and the Atlantic trade route, and is now the oldest masonry fortification on the continent, interpreting more than 450 years of cultural intersections.—
Food Drink Life,
The Mercury News,
10 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
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For the show, the duo built an office space embedded with silicone paintings full of chivalric symbols: the mirror, the castle, the knight, the enchanted woods.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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In this sprawling Scottish castle, Real Housewives and Drag Race queens can unveil their most glamorous looks, while those who compete on shows like Survivor and Big Brother get to show a whole new side of themselves (i.e., a side that gets to shower and look in a mirror every day).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 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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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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