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
Hundreds of thousands of others were trapped for weeks in Russia's siege of the Ukrainian port city, which is located on the Sea of Azov.
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Isabel Van Brugen
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Red Sox continue their assault on mediocrity — a siege that began with the Mookie Betts salary dump.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Rufo’s ideological siege of New College of Florida, once a small but proud progressive honors college, gutted the institution: Anti-discrimination programs were dismantled, majors like gender studies were eliminated, and left-leaning faculty were shown the door.
—James Unnever, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
But the pair ran afoul of local authorities and, when their young son was taken from them, a police standoff ensued that would lead to one of the largest and most dramatic sieges America has ever seen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for siege
Isabel Van Brugen
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Red Sox continue their assault on mediocrity — a siege that began with the Mookie Betts salary dump.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Rufo’s ideological siege of New College of Florida, once a small but proud progressive honors college, gutted the institution: Anti-discrimination programs were dismantled, majors like gender studies were eliminated, and left-leaning faculty were shown the door.
—James Unnever, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
But the pair ran afoul of local authorities and, when their young son was taken from them, a police standoff ensued that would lead to one of the largest and most dramatic sieges America has ever seen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siege
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Iran, previously saying its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, has hit back with waves of missile attacks on Israel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Kernodle received a delivery less than 10 minutes before the attack, which happened just after 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Once in Rafah, the goal was to set up a camp and work to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, provide humanitarian aid to the strip and protest against Israel's actions in the territory.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Even if local officials ask for support, the Guard would be called to help with traffic control, escorting people through barricades, setting up blockades and making deliveries far from where local police are interacting with crowds.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The final bout saw AI Strategist return to the ring against Energy Guardian.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Esparza won that December 2014 bout by submission, claiming the inaugural 115-pound title.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Newport police declined to provide more information about the seizure.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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The seizures allowed the receiver to return some assets to clients.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Catch up on the murder case The verdict comes nearly a year after Read’s first trial ended in a hung jury.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Additionally, a systematic review from German researchers found 30 such cases in medical literature between 1982 and 2010.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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That’s hardly unique for this team but rectifying it is imperative; Le Bris’ side were well organised last season but will need to upgrade their ability to withstand long spells of pressure this year.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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In exploring some of the ways that LLMs work and what that brings to business, McKay talked about trust, using the example of early spell check tools evolving into autocorrect, and suggesting that businesses should build up to more extreme disruptions.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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