siege

1
as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city

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as in blockade
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies after a siege of six weeks, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant and his Union forces

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Recent Examples of siege With Hamas prioritizing terrorism over governance, Gaza has remained in a state of war and siege. Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025 President Donald Trump later pardoned roughly 1,500 people convicted in the deadly siege. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 The Mongols, led by Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis Khan), captured the geographically important city of Xiangyang after a six-year siege. Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Last week, as gangs were threatening another siege on Port-au-Prince in the mountains above the capital in the areas of Kenscoff and Furcy, Rae led a two-day visit to Washington. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for siege
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Noun
  • Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.
    Samy Magdy and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • The Liberian government’s blockade began when the military prevented people from the western regions of Grand Cape Mount from entering the capital city.
    Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
  • On Friday, Yemen’s Houthis gave Israel a four-day deadline to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The shelter push comes at a critical time in Central Florida’s bout with homelessness.
    Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Three weeks have now passed since Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These difficulties led to the seizure of his luxury items in an April 2024 raid on his home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The seizures were part of operations conducted by the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force, co-led by the Department of Cannabis Control.
    Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • We won’t be bullied or intimidated by frivolous cases.
    Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
  • When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Also in the alley, a spell can alter the storminess of the night sky.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
  • What convinces the Jamaican transplant, though, is seeing a performer (Jessica Reeve) do a trapeze act and cast the whole room under her spell.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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