garrisoning

verb

present participle of garrison
as in occupying

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  1. occupying
  2. besieging
  3. blockading
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  • After, walk over for a coffee at Silos & Social, a café occupying the ground floor of the century-old Latah County Grain Growers complex.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The local community told ABC that Port MacDonnell does not have its own search and rescue vessel, despite occupying around 125 miles of coastline.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
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  • This week’s ruling is the latest development in the long-running legal saga, which launched in the wake of resident complaints that the autonomous vehicle company’s round-the-clock operation was besieging them with noise, light and traffic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Robert Pattinson plays Antinous, the most aggressive of the suitors besieging Penelope.
    — Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
Definition of besieging
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  • In July, Houthi forces began blockading the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, in response to renewed Saudi strikes on Yemen.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • With just over 100 days until election day, the onetime border-blockading logger faces a steep fundraising climb, a sprawling statewide build-out and Maine’s pivotal role in Democrats’ bid for Senate control.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
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