besieged; besieging
1
military
: to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger
noun
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Customers have besieged the company with questions.
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Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Consumers are besieged nearly every day about some news about Elon Musk’s latest moves at the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to government records that contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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
Even with these advances, however, there continue to rug-pulls, hacks, breaches, and other negative and unethical events besieging the sector.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Besiege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/besiege. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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besiege
verb
be·siege
bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger
noun
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