Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for stronghold

stronghold

noun as in refuge

Discover More

Example Sentences

Energy-rich Saudi Arabia is slowly strengthening its stronghold of boxing and paying fighters – some with lesser profiles than Taylor or Serrano – handsomely.

From BBC

He says offers have been flooding in from talent across the state, which has served as a “stronghold of resistance for smart conservative thinkers who love our country and desire to play a role in making it more reflective of our electorate”.

From BBC

Early on election day in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a Republican stronghold, there were problems with voting machines malfunctioning.

From BBC

Arizona was, for a time, a Republican stronghold.

From BBC

On a recent episode of "The View," cohosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin had a brief but tense exchange of differing opinions as to why Tuesday's election saw such a sweep for Donald Trump when it came to Latino voters in Texas — a demographic that Democrats have historically had a stronghold on.

From Salon

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement