as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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Recent Examples of bastion
The current election pits former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel, now a circuit court judge in conservative-leaning Waukesha County, against Susan Crawford, a judge in Dane County, the state’s liberal bastion.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
Another common bastion of toxic positivity lies in performance feedback processes.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Suddenly, the doc world — arguably the most liberal bastion of an already uniformly liberal Hollywood — is panicking over the MAGA-ification of the gatekeepers.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
When every day brings some new, head-spinning event on the world stage, when polarization seems to define our national discourse, now is a good time to stop and give thanks for the bastion of solace in the heart of New York City — Central Park.
—Betsy Smith, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
Another common bastion of toxic positivity lies in performance feedback processes.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Suddenly, the doc world — arguably the most liberal bastion of an already uniformly liberal Hollywood — is panicking over the MAGA-ification of the gatekeepers.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
When every day brings some new, head-spinning event on the world stage, when polarization seems to define our national discourse, now is a good time to stop and give thanks for the bastion of solace in the heart of New York City — Central Park.
—Betsy Smith, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastion
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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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The discovery highlights the region’s strategic military importance during Egypt’s New Kingdom, where fortresses and strongholds were built to defend the eastern borders.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the Kremlin is trying to restore momentum to its faltering assault on the fortress city of Pokrovsk—and marshalled a dozen armored vehicles including at least one modern T-90M tank.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Marshaling a dozen increasingly precious armored vehicles, the Russians attacked toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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River cruise lines also sail from Paris to the beaches of Normandy on the Seine; along the ornate castles and vineyards of the scenic Loire Valley; and through Burgundy and Provence on the Rhône and Saône Rivers.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show, hosted by actor Alan Cumming and set in a remote Scottish castle, features reality TV veterans and celebrities working together—and often deceiving each other—in challenges for a cash prize.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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