beleaguerments

plural of beleaguerment
as in sieges
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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Noun
  • Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Beijing's forces have responded to Philippine challenges with blockades, ramming maneuvers, and water cannon, raising fears that a miscalculation could draw the United States into a conflict with its military rival.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In Syria, the Assad regime had this ‘surrender or starve’ set of blockades.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Beleaguerments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerments. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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