sieges

noun

Definition of siegesnext
plural of siege
1
as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city

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2
as in blockades
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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  1. bouts
  2. seizures
  3. cases
Noun
  • Seventeen years and 45 professional MMA bouts were enough for Daniel Pineda.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The 39-year-old has won seven straight since then, with five of those bouts ending via stoppage.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bouts
Noun
  • Although it was initially designed to reduce the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy, it’s now been adapted for fat loss and other potential health benefits.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, younger parents may not have witnessed the devastation that vaccine-preventable infections once caused before the widespread use of vaccines, such as the brain swelling caused by measles or babies developing seizures after contracting whooping cough.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of seizures
Noun
  • The version of the virus detected in San Mateo County lies at the center of an outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people this year in Central and Eastern Africa, with most of those cases being in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The version of the virus detected in San Mateo County lies at the center of an outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people this year in Central and Eastern Africa, with most of those cases being in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of cases
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