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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 documentaries tended to be distanced, austere, observational; those that focused on the past (such as 2005’s Blockade, about the WWII siege of Leningrad, or 2019’s State Funeral, about the funeral of Stalin) were often built entirely from archival footage.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Iowa units would go on to play prominent roles in the 1863 Vicksburg siege and the 1864 campaign to take Atlanta.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The now defunct urban guerrilla group Petro belonged to, the 19th of April Movement, has long been suspected of taking money from Escobar's Medellin cartels as part of its deadly siege of the Supreme Court in 1985.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Kokurojo is a feudal mystery drama set during a 16th-century castle siege, adapted from Honobu Yonezawa’s novel that made Japanese literary history by sweeping all four of the country’s major mystery awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Iowa units would go on to play prominent roles in the 1863 Vicksburg siege and the 1864 campaign to take Atlanta.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The now defunct urban guerrilla group Petro belonged to, the 19th of April Movement, has long been suspected of taking money from Escobar's Medellin cartels as part of its deadly siege of the Supreme Court in 1985.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Kokurojo is a feudal mystery drama set during a 16th-century castle siege, adapted from Honobu Yonezawa’s novel that made Japanese literary history by sweeping all four of the country’s major mystery awards.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siege
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Ukraine has launched drone attacks at Russia, although on a smaller scale.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Navy plans to up its production rate to around 2 attack submarines and 1 nuclear submarine a year.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Fuel shortages, driven by the blockade and energy trade restrictions, have culminated in two island-wide blackouts in recent days.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait on Tuesday said Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz amounts to an economic blockade of Gulf Arab oil producers, warning that the impact is beyond catastrophic and will trigger a domino effect across the world.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Drought is just another hurdle to overcome, even if this bout lies in uncharted territory.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rosalía is feeling better after she was forced to cancel her concert in Milan last night in the middle of the performance after suffering a bout of food poisoning.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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There have been several large drug seizures in Puerto Rico in the last few months alone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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From 2022 to 2024, Mexican authorities greatly increased the seizure of these vehicles and the detention of migrants traveling inside them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Victims, their families and advocates are working to prevent future cases at other schools through awareness, education and policy reform.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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That verdict came after investigators in the state Justice Department went undercover to build a case arguing that Meta's platforms have become hunting grounds for child predators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Paul Ferris, who was brought in by Shearer to oversee the medical department during that eight-game spell, tells a different story in his book The Boy on the Shed.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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This awkwardly hip-thrusting, hip-hop dancing man (who looks most like a yassified version of the NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere) soon casts a spell over the best friends with his dance moves.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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