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
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The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday night approved a bill that its supporters maintain would protect Arkansans from religious discrimination and its opponents counter targets LGBTQ+ people.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
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
Noun
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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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But there was a sense of hope, rather than expectation, among the home support as the players walked out on a crystal clear spring evening in North London.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Footage showed the mangled wreckage on an embankment on the side of the highway.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Beltram’s truck hit their car, sending it down an embankment, crushing the passenger side compartment of the car, according to the District Attorney’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 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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Our biggest key against these guys was to defend the 3-point line and this team really has the ability to shoot it.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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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Having a plan to manage it will help leaders safeguard their organizations when CRQCs arrive.—
Scott Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This means turning Ukraine into a defensive fortress with German arms and money.—
David McWilliams,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the Romans eventually built up Vindobona into a full-scale military fortress—and perhaps this first-century battle was the catalyst.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Bulwark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwark. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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