as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the devastating beleaguerment of Leningrad that lasted from September 1941 to January 1944
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In a time of constant siege and bombardment, people feared that public dissent would be weaponized by Israel.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The siege has spread hunger and disease in the city and relentless drone and artillery strikes have hit displacement shelters, mosques, and hospitals and clinics.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Scientists realized that the Netherlands—the site of a 1944 railroad strike in support of the Allies, followed by a retaliatory Nazi blockade on food—had kept meticulous records of a subsequent famine, the Dutch Hunger Winter.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The blockade, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, triggered a geopolitical crisis.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Beleaguerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerment. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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