as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II
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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
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Recent Examples of leaguer
Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Off the top of your head, who is the only remaining active major leaguer selected in the 2002 draft?
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Our major leaguers who have limited exposure to it learn something about it.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Under San Diego two major leaguers in starting pitcher Kutter Crawford and , who placed sixth in American League 2024 Rookie of the Year balloting.
—Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Off the top of your head, who is the only remaining active major leaguer selected in the 2002 draft?
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Our major leaguers who have limited exposure to it learn something about it.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
Noun
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Israel says the siege aims at pressuring Hamas to accept its ceasefire proposal.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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That was a reference to Trump’s pardon of rioters who injured police officers in the siege of the Capitol.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Maria accepts the role; because of her age, Christine has to sign a waiver, and Maria is next seen witnessing a scrum of paparazzi besieging Marlon Brando (played by Matt Dillon) on location.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Well-wishers so besieged Moore that the actress had to be informed formally that the engraving process was complete.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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British naval blockades cut off supplies of saltpeter from traditional sources in India and South America.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Israeli troops re-imposed a blockade of the northern capital of Gaza City on Thursday, less than a day after once again deploying troops into the Gaza Strip.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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This was a departure from Mourinho and Conte, who both moaned about investment, attacked the club culture, exited unceremoniously, and bad-mouthed them afterward.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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By the way, it was attacked from the Pentagon and from the White House as being fake news that this was going to happen and Elon Musk denounced the leak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Facebook) Yolanda was seen on surveillance video arguing with Rebecca and physically assaulting her on the day of the fatal stabbing.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to police, Yolanda was captured on surveillance camera allegedly arguing with and physically assaulting Rebecca, then fleeing the residence before her wife’s mother found her.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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