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 president-elect made some inroads in New York during November’s election, though the blue stronghold still went easily to Vice President Harris.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Kemp's key to victory in 2026 will be to hold down solid margins in places like Cobb and Gwinnett counties, former Republican strongholds that have shifted to Democrats.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The tunnels were discovered by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, who used ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners to map the 15th-century stronghold’s subterranean structures.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Jenin has been a militant stronghold, and an airstrike killed 10 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health officials.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Kemp's key to victory in 2026 will be to hold down solid margins in places like Cobb and Gwinnett counties, former Republican strongholds that have shifted to Democrats.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The tunnels were discovered by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, who used ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners to map the 15th-century stronghold’s subterranean structures.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Jenin has been a militant stronghold, and an airstrike killed 10 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health officials.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stronghold
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During World War II, the Nazis transformed the Czech fortress town into a Jewish ghetto and concentration camp, a transit point for over 150,000 Jews sent to their deaths.—
Sean Erwin,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Finding individuals with the expertise to transform applications into secure fortresses with additional layers of defense for protecting customer data is a challenge.—
Gil Dabah,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Thought to have been built sometime during the Post-Classic Mesoamerican period (1350 to 1521), the city stood as a bastion of Zapotec culture, which first emerged in the late 6th century B.C. and flourished until the Spanish commenced their conquest of Central America.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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The big new corporate bet: Bitcoin Corporate treasury departments are usually bastions of caution, preferring to invest their companies’ money in stable assets like Treasury bonds.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
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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Dragon’s teeth anti-tank fortifications near the Latvian border with Russia in August last year.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Sazan Island was used as a military base by Italy during World War II and the remains of military fortifications abound.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile her brother Jaden Smith arrived at the 2025 Grammy Awards while wearing a Louis Vuitton tuxedo and a castle as a bonnet.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
2 Feb. 2025
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Workers began building Sforza in 1358, but the castle was destroyed during a period of political unrest about a century later.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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And so that comes with a lot of trauma, a lot of misunderstanding, a lot of unresolved feelings that men have to carry and still be able to hold the fort down.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell held down the fort this past season, combining to throw 19 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Stronghold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stronghold. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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