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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as an outpost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a location or position that serves as a forward base or a point of contact, often in a military or exploratory context.
Example: "The research station was established as an outpost in the remote Arctic region to study climate change."
Alternatives: "as a base" or "as a forward position".
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It was founded in 1540 as an outpost to guard against Indians.
Antwerp, by contrast, is seen as an outpost of the Netherlands.
The city had existed as an outpost, heavily subsidized and independent.
You serve as an outpost in your world for those who serve you in theirs.
(Hint: it is viewed by many Republicans as an outpost of run-amok liberalism).
New York is jokingly referred to as an outpost of Israel.
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The capital of New Zealand was once thought of as a tame colonial outpost.
Although not marked as such, this is an outpost of the Ministry of State Security.
An indigenous Nilotic culture, long misidentified as an Egyptian outpost, flourished in the rich agricultural region that surrounds the site.
Kökshetaü was founded in 1824 as an administrative outpost when the Russians extended their control over the Kazaks.
Profile Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River.
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