as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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as in rampart
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as in support
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Recent Examples of bulwark
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Cut-outs in the bulwarks mean the sea is never out of sight, even when seated.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Topics include safeguarding city dwellers from extreme heat and bulwarking coastal towns against rising seas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
What a MipTV swan song, bulwarked by Canneseries, can deliver, is another question.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
Friends and foes alike will view America not as a traditional bulwark of democracy, but as an untrustworthy unilateralist that breaks promises whenever convenient.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Cut-outs in the bulwarks mean the sea is never out of sight, even when seated.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulwark
Verb
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See my tips and best picks on how to protect yourself from identity theft.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The push to help more than half-a-million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is part of a broader legal effort to protect nationals from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries who are here legally.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps halfway up to the crest which forms the ramparts of the Mule Shoe was a jutting bastion of orange-colored rock.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 18th-century ramparts encircling the city are free to climb and boast dramatic ocean views.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno drove state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, in a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am past the state Capitol on Tuesday, rallying support for legislation that would ease restrictions on classic cars.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Launched in collaboration with BFD Productions, the initiative connects independent filmmakers with development, financing, and production support to greenlit indie films.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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Investigators said the bus then went partially up the embankment off the highway near milepost 2 and rolled onto its left side.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The car veered off the road and came to a stop in an embankment.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And so, this campaign will be relentless to degrade their capability and to open up shipping lanes in the region and to defend our homeland.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Florida now moves on to the second round to face the winner of the day’s nightcap between two-time defending national champion UConn and SEC newcomer Oklahoma.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate and lawful rights and interests.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This will help safeguard your information from being intercepted by malicious actors.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 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
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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