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
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Every young baseball player who grows up in Boston dreams of one day taking the field at Fenway Park, but few from this area ultimately step foot on the diamond as a big leaguer.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Now, barely a year and a half into his professional career, Campbell is officially a major leaguer.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Left-hander Garrett McDaniels, currently with the Los Angeles Angels as a Rule 5 draft pick, is another of Rosenthal’s major leaguers, a non-drafted free agent the scout signed out of Coastal Carolina for $20,000 in 2022.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Fremont High was a City Section power that produced a string of major leaguers including Bob Watson, Willie Crawford, Bobby Tolan and George Hendrick under legendary coach Phil Pote.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Every young baseball player who grows up in Boston dreams of one day taking the field at Fenway Park, but few from this area ultimately step foot on the diamond as a big leaguer.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Now, barely a year and a half into his professional career, Campbell is officially a major leaguer.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Left-hander Garrett McDaniels, currently with the Los Angeles Angels as a Rule 5 draft pick, is another of Rosenthal’s major leaguers, a non-drafted free agent the scout signed out of Coastal Carolina for $20,000 in 2022.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
Noun
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With the help of officers from the New York Police Department, Columbia laid a brutal siege on its own student body: more than seven hundred arrested, more than one hundred injured.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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In 1866, a white mob laid siege to those attempting to amend the state’s constitution to enfranchise Black voters, in what became known as the Mechanics Institute Massacre.—
Chelsea Stieber,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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The construction is about halfway complete, according to the former president's foundation, but it has been besieged by significant delays and has gone well over budget.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Ellie’s gets bitten After fleeing the TV station and killing two Wolves in a remixed turn of events, Ellie and Dina find themselves in a subway tunnel besieged by both WLF and infected.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Israel did permit supplies to enter Gaza earlier this year during a ceasefire, but resumed a blockade several weeks ago.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, after a decadeslong occupation and then imposed a blockade on the territory along with Egypt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2025
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One factor in that attacking improvement may be that, counterintuitively, Chelsea have actually managed to average significantly more fast breaks (1.9, up from 1.3) and direct attacks (2.9, up from 2.6) in the matches where their possession percentage has ticked up into the 60s.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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An adult son had attacked his mother with a machete and ran to a nearby house, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2025
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Super Bowl winner Ray Rice and Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt both assaulted women in the past, as well.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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In the process we were assaulted and responded in kind.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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