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as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city
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as in blockade
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
after a siege of six weeks, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant and his Union forces
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Recent Examples of siege
An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia Monday night, but all six passengers and crew are safe.
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Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
In comments to Fox News Digital, the State Department’s position on Sudan’s warring parties has hardened, as a 500-day siege of the Darfur city of El Fasher has trapped hundreds of thousands of civilians.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The West Bank, without even the pretext of a Hamas presence, is under a state of dual siege.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The storm and resulting fires drew comparisons to the devastating lightning siege of August 2020, when a summer lightning storm ignited the North Complex, LNU Lightning Complex and CZU Lightning Complex fires.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
In comments to Fox News Digital, the State Department’s position on Sudan’s warring parties has hardened, as a 500-day siege of the Darfur city of El Fasher has trapped hundreds of thousands of civilians.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The West Bank, without even the pretext of a Hamas presence, is under a state of dual siege.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The storm and resulting fires drew comparisons to the devastating lightning siege of August 2020, when a summer lightning storm ignited the North Complex, LNU Lightning Complex and CZU Lightning Complex fires.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siege
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Bin Laden, through the al-Qaida terrorist organization, targeted the United States for nearly a decade before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, utilizing this large and expansive infrastructure.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said 19 objects entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Taxes at that level were essentially a blockade on commerce between the world's two largest economies, causing worries about global growth that led to negotiations that ratcheted down the tariffs being levied by both nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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About 50 hooded people tried to start a blockade in Bordeaux, while in Toulouse, in the southwest, a fire was quickly extinguished but still disrupted train traffic, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters early on Wednesday.—
Stephane Mahe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the intense competition also led to fierce price wars with accompanying bouts of over-capacity.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over his career, Inoue won and defended the WBO junior bantamweight title seven times before moving to bantamweight for nine bouts.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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His father, Rob Sampson, added to CBS News that Logan has only had two seizures, but could be vulnerable without his medication.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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We're protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, the dissociation process is conditioned on Debtor's commencement of a bankruptcy case, the precise situation that § 541(c) is intended to address.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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There was directness and purpose to his play, even in that short spell.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Netflix subsidiary behind the first and the third seasons of The Witcher was called Hocus Pocus Productions in a nod to the spells at the heart of the story.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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