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Recent Examples of cantonment
In the military cantonment, a formidable army stood at the ready, awaiting its lords’ commands.
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Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport.
—Simon Akam, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2021
Areas like cantonment, Clement town and Raipur are not shown as Dehradun population even though the city bears their population pressure.
—Hridayesh Joshi, Quartz India, 4 Feb. 2020
Tibet, like Xinjiang province to its north, is a cantonment of the People’s Republic.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019
But his no-nonsense, hands-on training regimen transformed the Continental Army into a skilled fighting force that humbled the British when the Americans emerged from their winter cantonment with the decisive triumph at Monmouth.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
Machar's troops are expected to go to cantonment sites for training to be unified with the government army.
—Sam Mednick, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
Image The actions are similar to those used against Pakistan’s biggest cable news network, Geo TV, which cable providers in military cantonment areas started blocking in March.
—Douglas Schorzman, New York Times, 6 June 2018
In the first week of March, Geo News was shut down in cantonment areas across the country and residential neighborhoods that are administered by the military.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
A day earlier, Iraqi troops began turning up in quantity at the huge British cantonment at Basra Airport.
—Simon Akam, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2021
Areas like cantonment, Clement town and Raipur are not shown as Dehradun population even though the city bears their population pressure.
—Hridayesh Joshi, Quartz India, 4 Feb. 2020
Tibet, like Xinjiang province to its north, is a cantonment of the People’s Republic.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019
But his no-nonsense, hands-on training regimen transformed the Continental Army into a skilled fighting force that humbled the British when the Americans emerged from their winter cantonment with the decisive triumph at Monmouth.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
Machar's troops are expected to go to cantonment sites for training to be unified with the government army.
—Sam Mednick, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
Image The actions are similar to those used against Pakistan’s biggest cable news network, Geo TV, which cable providers in military cantonment areas started blocking in March.
—Douglas Schorzman, New York Times, 6 June 2018
In the first week of March, Geo News was shut down in cantonment areas across the country and residential neighborhoods that are administered by the military.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantonment
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Long ago, the British failed to take the fort, and Francis Scott Key wrote a poem.—
Maya C. Popa,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ava thanks him for holding down the fort so well in her absence, and finally, peace is restored at Abbott Elementary.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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New garrisons have been constructed at the Chinese 655th Brigade in the northeastern Jilin province since October 2020, operating the DF-17 MRBM, according to the think tank.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Russian garrison met them with a swarm of fiber-optic drones—and defeated the attack, sowing the snowy fields around Berdin with the mangled bodies of dead paratroopers.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The seven-bedroom, 11-bath abode is a new build from Surround Architecture and builder Tom Stanko.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Keep in mind, however, that this is the starting price, and serious buyers will likely settle on a higher number to make this 400-square-foot abode the house of their loftiest dreams.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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According to police documents, surveillance footage showed a man approach the piano room on the south side of the governor's residence, smash a window and throw a Molotov cocktail inside.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Photos shared online after the arson attack revealed how parts of the residence had been destroyed by the flames and thick smoke.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Shannon Riley, founder and CEO of Building 180 – an art production and consulting agency that arranged the installation – told USA TODAY battery and funding reasons limit the subtle chest motions that mimic breathing to an hour a day, from 5-6 p.m.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Part of being able to lower costs for the builder was focused on making the installation process more efficient.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By contrast, integrating all these new functions to play nicely with Icon’s classic-style gauges, billet aluminum switchgear, and NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) solutions, sounds almost more difficult.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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Hidden inside an overhead-cam straight six, H6’s seven-bearing crankshaft was carved out of a 700-pound steel billet and weighed 90 pounds finished and polished.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In September, during Hurricane Helene, the French Broad River surged into commercial corridors in Asheville, North Carolina, wiping out restaurants, breweries, stores, and dwellings.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The bivouac is just a temporary perch where hundreds of bees will swarm to and cluster as scout bees look for a new permanent dwelling.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Article 5 of the treaty determines allocation of taxing right on each country considering domicile and residency.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Winthrop Intelligence, initially incorporated in Delaware in 2009, changed its domicile to Wyoming in 2017, a state known for its advantages in corporate anonymity.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cantonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantonment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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