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as in village
a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities
They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.
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as in barracks
a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity
It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.
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Recent Examples of outpost
The remaining outposts are slated for South Philly, Rittenhouse, King of Prussia, West Chester, Newtown Square, Mount Laurel and Cherry Hill.
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
His most recent exhibition closed at Peter Freeman Inc.’s New York outpost in January.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Feb. 2025
Season 3 of Mike White’s anthology series, which premieres on Sunday, follows a motley crew of vacationers at a Southeast Asian outpost of the titular hotel.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Its exceptional range and unparalleled accuracy allow for effective engagement of enemy outposts, battle zones, and rear areas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
His most recent exhibition closed at Peter Freeman Inc.’s New York outpost in January.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Feb. 2025
Season 3 of Mike White’s anthology series, which premieres on Sunday, follows a motley crew of vacationers at a Southeast Asian outpost of the titular hotel.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Its exceptional range and unparalleled accuracy allow for effective engagement of enemy outposts, battle zones, and rear areas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpost
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While wintertime in New England conjures images of pristine pine forests and quaint villages blanketed in snow, the frigid weather can also make life a little difficult to deal with.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Through the Song Saa Foundation, guests can visit the nearby village of Prek Svay, help plant coral nurseries, or snorkel with marine scientists.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2025
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In short, Putin’s unwavering demand in any peace settlement has been to leave Ukraine essentially defenseless.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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As a condition of the settlement, TD Bank paid a $1.8 billion criminal penalty which, when added to the civil fines, brought the total to $3 billion to settle the charges.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 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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Hackman starred as Dale, a disgraced college coach who was given a second chance in an Indiana hamlet.—
Cliff Brunt,
The Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2025
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To those who recognize the hamlet as little more than the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown may seem like an unusual place for a pair of cosmopolitan Danes to settle.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Jackets, who suffered the tragic death of teammate Johnny Gaudreau just before training camp, have been one of the most compelling stories in all of sports this season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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But Perine is also proof that running backs of his sort can be obtained late, even after training camp.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly true of very lightweight (150 GSM) merino base layers and T-shirts.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
6 Mar. 2025
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Latin America, with its high levels of stablecoin adoption, solid talent base and crypto-friendly macro conditions has proven to be ground zero for these solutions.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Hidden in a storm sewer system operating between both cities, its access is about 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, making for easy passage of people or contraband, said General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, which is guarding the tunnel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Ukrainian garrison in Pokrovsk, anchored by a trio of jager and airborne brigades, is badly outnumbered by a Russian field army with eight or nine brigades and regiments.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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But after some years, the cesspool got bigger, and our fort got smaller, and eventually the cesspool must have looked inviting.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Amid the rapid change in the 800 and 400 free events, now the fans await how long Katie Ledecky will hold her fort in the 1500.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Outpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpost. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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