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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
The new defenses could keep Ukrainian units farther to the south from reinforcing Pokrovsk or lifting a siege of the city.
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David Axe, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
No siege was necessary, and it was spared from Sherman’s fiery destruction, left as an offering for Lincoln, a sign of the war’s coming end.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military has been operating in northern Gaza for over two months, though the siege of the Gaza Strip has lasted for 15 months, a response to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in which roughly 1,200 people were killed in Israel and around 250 people were taken hostage.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
The discovery of the pipe bombs sent law enforcement scrambling just as a mob of President-elect Trump's supporters were laying siege to the U.S. Capitol.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
No siege was necessary, and it was spared from Sherman’s fiery destruction, left as an offering for Lincoln, a sign of the war’s coming end.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military has been operating in northern Gaza for over two months, though the siege of the Gaza Strip has lasted for 15 months, a response to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in which roughly 1,200 people were killed in Israel and around 250 people were taken hostage.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
The discovery of the pipe bombs sent law enforcement scrambling just as a mob of President-elect Trump's supporters were laying siege to the U.S. Capitol.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siege
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For more on how to protect yourself from this type of attack, see our advice on avoiding phishing scams.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The three women lived in the home on King Road with two other women who went physically unharmed in the early-morning attack, and Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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The standoff lasted only hours after lawmakers who managed to get through a blockade voted to lift the measure.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Jan. 2025
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Experts say many are wary of investing in a region without a clear political future and that the key to reconstruction is lifting the blockade–but this remains a major point of contention.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dickinson won his first-round bout against Jeiner Simon of Denmark before losing to France’s Jolyot Pascal.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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According to the Brooklyn native, Trump helped put together several of his bouts throughout his early career and compensated him well during their dealings with one another.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's seizure of Crimea, combined with his ambitious modernization program for Russia's armed forces, had to change how the U.S. government viewed Moscow.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In Kansas City, just one seizure last year netted enough fentanyl to potentially kill more than 5 million people.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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In Bull Connor’s case, film coverage of his fire-hose and police-dog attacks was broadcast on TV, triggering shock and fury in Washington and elsewhere, and ultimately leading to passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.—
David Mcgrath,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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The evidence of close-range gunfire made detectives think there might be more to Jiang's death than a random shooting or a case of road rage.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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In that two-year spell with Slegers as head coach, Rosengard won back-to-back league titles.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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David Moyes’ Everton side suffered a 1-0 defeat at home against Aston Villa in his first game in charge of his second spell at the club, and the reasons for the defeat were not unfamiliar.—
James Nalton,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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