as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a series of forts along the frontier
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Recent Examples of fort
Life isn't looking much brighter back at the ranch, where Cara (Helen Mirren) is still holding down the fort until her husband returns.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Almost as riveting as the two- day discussion of Aaron Boone’s contract extension.
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For the first time in the history of the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, John J. Filippelli won’t be holding down the fort as the network’s executive producer when the season opens.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Roxanne held down the fort while Renee graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Troops made their way to Florida in the mid-1830s and constructed a series of forts that were a day’s walk apart from each other along the St. Johns River.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Almost as riveting as the two- day discussion of Aaron Boone’s contract extension.
CHANGES AT YES
For the first time in the history of the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, John J. Filippelli won’t be holding down the fort as the network’s executive producer when the season opens.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Roxanne held down the fort while Renee graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Troops made their way to Florida in the mid-1830s and constructed a series of forts that were a day’s walk apart from each other along the St. Johns River.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
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Back in the fortress, the Man of Steel scolds Krypto for wrecking the joint while he was gone.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even before Trump's tariff salvo, European officials had been debating potential imposition of digital services taxes aimed at large U.S. tech firms, many of which are based in or politically aligned with Republican strongholds such as Texas and Florida.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the company has been strategically expanding beyond its rom-com stronghold.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Broader Impact of Nutrition Funding Cuts In addition to treatment programs, nutrition funding cuts have hit essential prevention programs— breastfeeding promotion, food fortification, school feeding, agriculture, and social protection.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists believe the Incan citadel was built in the 1420s and abandoned sometime in the mid 1500s, around the time Spanish conquistadors invaded the Inca Empire.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
24 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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These caterpillars are kings of the tiniest castles ever identified.—
Becky Ferreira,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Without major renovations, the castle is heading for ruin, Reckert says.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped install political allies at the helm of public colleges and universities in an effort to remake Florida’ higher-education into a bastion of conservatism.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Singapore, an ultra-connected free trade bastion known for treading a cautious diplomatic line, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pulled few punches in a message to his fellow citizens over the weekend.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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