under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
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The community of some 400 people remained under siege for nine hours, Jonathan Dekel-Chen recalled.
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Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
But today, the saccharine days of corn sweeteners, like those produced by ADM, may be under siege.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2009 shooting, which turned a dice game into a crime scene, was at the time one of the worst mass shootings in Miami’s history — jarring a city suddenly under siege by gang members wielding assault rifles.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
New York City was under siege in the series finale of Blue Bloods.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
But today, the saccharine days of corn sweeteners, like those produced by ADM, may be under siege.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2009 shooting, which turned a dice game into a crime scene, was at the time one of the worst mass shootings in Miami’s history — jarring a city suddenly under siege by gang members wielding assault rifles.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
New York City was under siege in the series finale of Blue Bloods.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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