as in besieged
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
beleaguered the castle for months
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Recent Examples of beleaguered
Original concepts include mazes set in a demonic version of the Old West, a life-sized toybox full of twisted dolls and a frozen Northern town beleaguered by monsters.
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Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beleaguered
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Meanwhile, Earth itself is suddenly besieged by an alien invasion.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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For more than a year, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has besieged El Fasher, its final major barrier to controlling Darfur.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguered. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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