as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
defenders at the border fortifications preparing for an attack
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Recent Examples of fortification
Ground scans beneath the medieval fortification of Milan's Sforza Castle have revealed numerous hidden passages.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to its stylish yet functional design, the tiny home is constructed from a sturdy steel frame and uses aluminum and wood for fortification.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Skipping a protein treatment In addition to needing a lot of moisture to stay healthy, curly hair can also benefit from some structural fortification—which is where protein treatments, like Olaplex Hair Perfector and K18 Leave-In Molecular Hair Mask, come in.
—Zoë Weiner, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
It was designed to be mounted on a wooden tripod, used to protect fortifications, according to the research.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to its stylish yet functional design, the tiny home is constructed from a sturdy steel frame and uses aluminum and wood for fortification.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Skipping a protein treatment In addition to needing a lot of moisture to stay healthy, curly hair can also benefit from some structural fortification—which is where protein treatments, like Olaplex Hair Perfector and K18 Leave-In Molecular Hair Mask, come in.
—Zoë Weiner, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
It was designed to be mounted on a wooden tripod, used to protect fortifications, according to the research.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
Noun
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This fortress comes as Buffett struggles to find his next big investment target.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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Not even Martin Short’s lady friend and her fortress of Oscar statuettes are immune to the chaos Kate McKinnon’s paranormal sketches can unleash on your psyche.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Poilievre, however, maintains a stronghold in the Prairies and Alberta, where Conservative support remains dominant.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Israel's military is also intensifying an offensive against a Palestinian militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, deploying tanks there for the first time in more than two decades.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 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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Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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But despite housing the fest for four decades, Utah isn’t a bastion of free speech, with the state being one of the first to implement a statewide ban for more than a dozen books in libraries and classrooms.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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The storybook castle was built more than 700 years ago by the knights of Chasteignier de la Roche-Posay.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eastern Europe Travelers are also showing more interest in Eastern Europe, especially Romania, Poland, and Hungary, where fairytale-esque towns and castles unfold.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Conclusions: John Means will not likely be a pitching project fort Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis and his staff.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Twenty five years ago, one of her descendants, Prince Richard Holkar converted his home in the 18th-century sandstone fort into a hotel.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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