embattlement

noun

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Recent Examples of embattlement After a long career of constant crisis, of triumph and embattlement, Lula looks his age. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 For disparate Germans to come together required a common sense of embattlement. — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 Accurate reporting and erroneous articles alike bred a deep sense of embattlement in Palo Alto. — Ben Smith, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021 Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and the Civil War Battery Hooper, a hillside cannon embattlement, was part of a ring of defenses set up across Northern Kentucky. — Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2021 The physicality of conflict may be out of sight, but the tension of living in a constant state of embattlement is palpable. — Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021 But his embattlement also colors the regular work of electioneering, which always involves upbeat rallies and hopeful promises. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embattlement
  1. battlement
  2. rampart
  3. fortress
  4. parapet
  5. stronghold
  6. bulwark
  7. bastion
  8. breastwork
Noun
  • The flag flies high over the ancient battlements here, where more than 200 years of history send a proud chill.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
  • Athenry Castle Overlooking the Clarinbridge River in County Galway, 13th-century Athenry Castle still retains parts of its medieval walls, battlements, and decorative stone carvings.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
Definition of battlement
Noun
  • There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rampart
Noun
  • The Rocca di Fregosa, a fortress atop a natural cliff overlooking the Marecchia River valley, dominates the hamlet visually.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Now, a selection of these objects are on view as part of a summer festival at the Damascus Citadel, a former military fortress and UNESCO World Heritage site that recently reopened.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The work entails concrete parapet wall repair on the Yellow Mill Pond Bridge.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of parapet
Noun
  • To a lesser extent, Republicans have traditionally also had districts that were unopposed in their strongholds with longtime incumbents.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed dominated college towns and university counties, while Haley Stevens won more than 60% in Detroit and carried traditional Democratic strongholds.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stronghold
Noun
  • According to Lucci, the dam also acted as a defensive bulwark during last November’s Typhoon Uwan, capturing over 99% of rainfall and sparing the lives of many downstream communities.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The leading candidate to become California’s next governor said Wednesday that two bills in the state Legislature are a critical bulwark to federal and local attacks on voting and must pass.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bulwark
Noun
  • The city’s standing as a bastion of British literature, theatre, and classical music means that festivals are also a major draw year-round, like February’s Bath BachFest and the Children’s Literature Festival in September.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • President Emmanuel Macron and others who regard Europe as the last bastion of liberal Western values?
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • More than a third of the 650-member force fell dead or wounded taking the Confederate breastworks.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The infantrymen around him peeped painfully over the heap of dirt that substituted for a breastwork.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of breastwork

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“Embattlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embattlement. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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