garrisoned

verb

past tense of garrison
as in occupied

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  1. occupied
  2. besieged
  3. blockaded
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  • The current structure, which houses the watch store Bucherer, among other tenants, was built for IBM in 1983, but from 1938 to 1964 this site was occupied by the technology company’s headquarters and showroom.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Elsewhere in Europe, a huge encampment of tents has occupied a square in Madrid since late last month, and thousands of people in Portugal have taken to the streets in the city of Lisbon.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • And they would be besieged with lobbying as the private sector tried to realign itself.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mehra – director of 2016 pic Baar Baar Dekho and creator of Prime Video series Big Girls Don’t Cry – says that while Indian audiences are besieged by films and TV content right now, where Hunkkaar has cut through is in its subject matter.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of besieged
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  • In the south, farmers and truckers have blockaded ports and highways in protest of those same high fuel costs.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters have broken into schools and, in some cases, set fire to occupied or blockaded buildings.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
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