besieger

Definition of besiegernext

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Noun
  • Positively identify invaders and take steps to get rid of them.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Footage of the shooting has divided viewers, with finger-pointing over who was the aggressor and who was the victim.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
  • How tragic that today the United States' civilian leadership has again used the armed forces as an aggressor.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Millions couldn’t escape the raiders on the continent.
    Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Set two-hundred years after atomic armageddon, residents of Vault-Tec’s network of luxury fallout habitats begin to explore the radioactive territory outside their shelters and discover a nightmarish world of militant factions, irradiated creatures, vicious raiders, and feral monsters.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Those vulnerabilities allow predators an opportunity to gain the trust of victims of any age by promising to meet those needs or to provide safety, housing or affection.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Experts say there is no clear pattern behind recent shark encounters, emphasizing that the ocean is a dynamic environment where humans enter the natural habitat of marine predators.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Besieger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besieger. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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