garrisoned

past tense of garrison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrisoned
Verb
  • One of them was used in an attack on the bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea in June, the SBU said.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Today, many of them are occupied by a variety of shops, cafes, and antique markets just waiting to be explored.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Earth itself is suddenly besieged by an alien invasion.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • To test if this really was a White House operation, Grace and I followed one of the trucks out of the golf course, past the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to a path that normally leads to the White House but was blockaded.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Israel has blockaded the water around Gaza, preventing boats and ships from delivering humanitarian aid.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Garrisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrisoned. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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