LEAGUERING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

leaguering

verb

present participle of leaguer, archaic

as in besieging

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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Robert Pattinson plays Antinous, the most aggressive of the suitors besieging Penelope.

— Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
Boris Yeltsin, to everyone’s shock, had then walked through the crowd and climbed one of the Soviet tanks besieging him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

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Okot applied that advice by limiting unnecessary dribbles and attacking the basket more efficiently.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Zizou helped lead his national team to its first-ever World Cup trophy, with the attacking midfielder scoring two goals in the 1998 final.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

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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
Britain responded with a war-footing, blockading the Bay of Naples.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026

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