Thesaurus results for STRONGHOLD

stronghold

noun

ˈstrȯŋ-ˌhōld

Definition of stronghold

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 Spanish and Portuguese leaders waged the Reconquista, a centuries-long war that concluded with the 1492 expulsion of Jews and the defeat of the last Muslim stronghold in Granada. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 The race will take place under new boundaries approved through Proposition 50, which shifted the district west to include McGuire’s Democrat-leaning political stronghold of Santa Rosa and other parts of Sonoma County. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Bolsonaro put in an incredibly strong showing in his electoral strongholds in the south of Brazil, winning the country's three largest states by large margins. — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Rulon Jeffs ordered his followers to move to Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, a location known as Short Creek on the border of those two states, that had been a stronghold of the Mormon fundamentalist movement since the 1920s. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stronghold

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Noun

Supporters of the movement gathered in New Delhi Saturday despite the capital turning into a fortress to keep out protesters.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The Magnificent Seven companies are among the biggest beneficiaries of the shift, given their fortress balance sheets.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

Oregon, for example, has always been a bastion for distance runners and probably won't do anything to detract from its iconic track program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
But now, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties — once considered bastions of affordability — are all right there with them.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bastion

Noun

And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Castellón To the north, Castellón unfolds as a mountainous marvel where medieval citadels, golden beaches, and tiny fishing villages create a landscape of contrasts, with the scent of citrus perfuming the air.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of citadel

Noun

South Korea’s military said North Korean soldiers violated the border's military demarcation line 17 times last year and 50 times this year during their border fortification works.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
It has been known since the 1970s for yielding Roman artifacts, but an organized investigation did not commence until 2017, when geophysical surveys exposed a first-century fortification there.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortification

Noun

Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Dracula has been defeated for good, but his castle has plunked itself down in Paris and all sorts of demons — not to mention Joan of Arc — are on the loose.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

Also available in 6' x 6' and 8' x 8', choose your size for movie marathons, cozy campfires, ultimate blanket forts and beyond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The temple is thought to have been erected sometime during the third century CE, when the nearby Kapersburg fort was established as part of Rome’s frontier in Germania.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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