as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II
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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
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Recent Examples of leaguer
Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The author is the son of former major leaguer Rich Amaral, an OCC and Estancia High product, and younger brother of Beau Amaral, the baseball coach at Pacific Christian High School in Newport Beach after a 12-year professional career.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
On Monday, another longtime big leaguer, a World Series winner who once won the AL RBI crown and is one of only 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game announced plans to move into another professional sport: pickleball.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Our major leaguers who have limited exposure to it learn something about it.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The author is the son of former major leaguer Rich Amaral, an OCC and Estancia High product, and younger brother of Beau Amaral, the baseball coach at Pacific Christian High School in Newport Beach after a 12-year professional career.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
On Monday, another longtime big leaguer, a World Series winner who once won the AL RBI crown and is one of only 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game announced plans to move into another professional sport: pickleball.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
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Fans have long waited to see how the show, produced by Skybound Entertainment, adapts this massive event from Kirkman's comics, which sees Angstrom (Sterling K. Brown) assemble an army of evil Marks from alternate dimensions to lay siege to Earth.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Haiti turmoil continues Haiti’s political transition was formed a year ago this month after then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew down to Jamaica as powerful gangs united, and laid siege to Port-au-Prince, forcing the then prime minister’s resignation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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In recent days, Tesla showrooms in the U.S. have been besieged by protesters and vehicles vandalized on the street.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the start of the invasion, Russian troops besieged the city, forcing residents to endure harsh winter conditions without electricity or water under constant shelling from Russian artillery, missiles and drones.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Liberian government’s blockade began when the military prevented people from the western regions of Grand Cape Mount from entering the capital city.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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To begin, those who ignorantly claim that all blockades are automatically a war crime, are simply wrong.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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When Jensen then decides to go long, Collins and Pinnock move towards the near post and Wissa adjusts his position to be able to attack the second ball.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sending more weapons and security guarantees to Israel emboldens Israel to attack Iran—something that Benjamin Netanyahu has been longing for since his early days as Israel's prime minister.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump has reportedly used denialism – about Joe Biden winning the 2020 election and that Jan. 6 entailed pro-Trump protesters violently assaulting police officers – to help vet appointees for senior national security and intelligence posts.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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When his mother tried to protect him, the group assaulted her, and ran off before police arrived.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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