Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrisoned
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For 30 years, the solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestinians was thought to be the Oslo Accords, the 1993 agreements meant to produce a Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, territory that Israel had conquered in 1967 and militarily occupied since.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025 -
The Swedish military occupied the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during that time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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She is besieged on all sides—by her in-laws, by social workers, by untreated psychosis—and yet in possession of a terrible freedom.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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And in the center of the city, where the overflowing rivers are predicted to merge, Thomas Orthopedic Hospital could be besieged by more than 10 feet of water on three sides.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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As the attack unfolded, congregants blockaded themselves inside the synagogue, keeping Al-Shamie outside.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet blockaded Ukrainian ports, occupied Snake Island, and threatened Odessa, the country’s main coastal city.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Garrisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrisoned. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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