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Recent Examples of battlement
This isn’t a conscious effort to shore up the southern battlements?
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024
The visit commences in the main piazzetta, home to the 12-century Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury church and the medieval castle whose battlements loom over the village.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Defined by arched windows, stained glass, turrets, and battlements, the residence is largely considered the first Gothic Revival building and contributed to the widespread re-interest in the historic aesthetic.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Pop inside the Church of San Martín de Tours, stop by the Palace of Orellana-Pizarro, and then make your way up to the 10th-century castle, which stood in for the battlements of the Westerosi capital in the seventh season of Game of Thrones.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 July 2024
The visit commences in the main piazzetta, home to the 12-century Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury church and the medieval castle whose battlements loom over the village.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlement
Noun
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After arriving, fire crews reported that parts of the facade and some of the parapet separated from the parking garage, sending bricks crashing to the sidewalk and street below, Nolan said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Second, the extent of the controversies has often been exaggerated: a handful of Trump supporters have stuck their heads above the parapet, the media have sniffed drama and written up stories about friction, and nothing has ultimately changed.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Nineteen rooms are scattered over six buildings and intricate maze-like ramparts.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Dec. 2023
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In the past, the upper parts of the castle ramparts, walls, and communication trenches were used as hanging gardens, where people cultivated citrus trees, vineyards, and olive trees, useful in case of siege for the self-support of the inhabitants.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Since its launch, the CUDA ecosystem has created an impenetrable fortress of developer lock-in that competitors have failed to breach despite years of effort.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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City Hall, Albany—these have been fortresses of political entrenchment for a century.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The researchers think the camp was built in the second century C.E. Over the years, archaeologists have found many forts, towers, cemeteries, canals and temporary military camps along the Limes.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The city's three forts — rough affairs at best — stood in South, North and East Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Princess Kate and Prince William chatted with their fellow coach riders through the streets of Windsor, heading to the castle in grand fashion.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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There's a medieval castle and monasteries, plus Victorian mansions and gardens.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the Hill Country, but no fortifications were built around the city until federal troops threatened distantly from Galveston, the Red River and the Rio Grande Valley.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But success is by no means assured, given Iran’s substantial investment in defensive fortifications, its commitment to the program, its redundant systems, and the intrinsic difficulty of Israel’s task.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Cuomo sought to draw on decades of experience in government as a bulwark against Trump’s attacks on his hometown.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Powell has often cited his support in Congress as a bulwark against Trump's attacks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Peru’s most famous archaeological site is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel built in the Andes Mountains in the 15th century.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico Guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay, this 16th-century Spanish citadel is one of the most impressive structures in the Caribbean.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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