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
The plan would also give Russia the Donbas region, comprised of Luhansk and Donetsk, which contain Ukraine's strongest fortifications.
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Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
But Schliemann dug up walls, fortifications and artifacts that proved Troy's existence — as well as the remnants of its conflicts.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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, such as Olaplex Hair Perfector and K18 Leave-In Molecular Hair Mask, come in.
—Zoë Weiner, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2025
The dig revealed a stunning snapshot of the southern gate, complete with the fortifications around the city’s edge, exposing the entry point, a tollhouse, the terminus of the main street, and artifacts that continue to illuminate daily life in the former Swedish town.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
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The fortress of intellectual property This is why the Warner bid is essential, Shapiro said, repeating one of his recent theories about the coming wave of disruption in media.—
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Walk in around the massive fortress with its cannons and tunnels.—
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McDonald said DeSantis also could be trying to shore up Republican strongholds to mitigate the losses generally experienced by the party in power during midterm elections.—
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Campbell’s main support always came from the union stronghold of Pueblo, in southern Colorado.—
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The area was once a citadel complex in the time of King Herod, who ruled from 37 to 5 B.C. after he was appointed king of Judea by the Romans.—
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The sprawling citadel — complete with towers, walls and barracks — was discovered at the Tel el-Kharouba archaeological site in the Sinai Peninsula, according to an Oct. 11 news release from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.—
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Catania’s Palazzo Biscari (a bastion of Rococo glory) occupies an entire block of the volcanic-stone city and is still occupied by descendants of the Biscari family.—
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Well, Orange County certainly had this reputation for so long as the conservative bastion, going back to not only the Klan days and then the John Birch Society after that.—
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Outside of showing us the Secret Traitor’s handwriting on their shortlists, there were no tells from the production team about who this person could be, just shadowy footage of some hooded player wandering the castle with a lantern.—
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After the cast gathered outside the castle, host Alan Cumming selected one player in plain sight to take on the role.—
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Our chairs are for sitting on, not for constructing elaborate forts.—
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The steady flow of packages into our New York and London beauty closets alone could create a cardboard box fort or two.—
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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