Thesaurus results for STRONGHOLDS

strongholds

noun

plural of stronghold

as in fortresses

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 strongholds At the same time, five Republican candidates like House caucus leader Vincent Candelora of North Branford and Joe Polletta of Watertown are running unopposed in party strongholds. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 At the end of the first week of early voting, Democratic strongholds of Cobb and Gwinnett counties were running about 15% ahead of the same stage of the last midterm election. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Trump is rallying in Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, South Carolina and Kansas — longtime Republican strongholds where the party now worries its own voters may stay home. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The two districts have been strongholds for the GOP for decades, but this election could upend historic norms. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Democrats see a fleeting opportunity to shake up the electoral map, targeting Republicans strongholds like Texas and Kansas. — Mary Beth Gahan, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Trump has spent much of October campaigning in traditionally Republican strongholds. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 For now at least, the CJP is fairly concentrated in urban strongholds and would need to build organizational infrastructure and develop long-term demands. — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026 Trump’s popularity has slipped, even in conservative strongholds such as Kansas. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The history of castles is, of course, also filled with gruesome details, and some of the most famous fortresses served as prisons and sites of torture and execution.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortresses

Noun

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
According to the Polish Armed Forces, the measures include the installation of Hesco bastions — wire and mesh structures filled with sand or gravel that are easy to set up as protective barriers — along with new observation and guard posts.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bastions

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Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Last month, two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by what Seoul says were North Korean mines planted as part of those fortifications.

— Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortifications

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 citadels

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In a technology park, not far from 13th century castles, medieval ruins and picturesque villages, stands Troy Studios.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Thousands in the hole and out of options, says Zapcic, AGVA, the performers’ union, finally stepped away after workers, backed by the National Right to Work Foundation, filed to decertify at both castles.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of castles

Noun

Jones examines the role America has played in the broader history of castles, from early fortifications to Civil War-era forts.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Black public figures mingle with slave forts and the most vaunted creations of high art.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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