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as in bouts
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city
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as in blockades
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 sieges
Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sieges
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Those figures dwarf the number of fatalities in previous bouts of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza since 2005, according to data from Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Electrolyte Tablets Between long flights, hot weather, and lots of walking—not to mention potential bouts with traveler's diarrhea—dehydration sneaks up quickly.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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In response, local tourism companies clashed, generating blockades and halting services that marooned global travelers in Aguas Calientes, the remote gateway town where buses snake through the Andes toward the 15th-century Inca citadel.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Capable of holding up to 1,500 tons of water, these cavernous containers would’ve been vital to the survival of a city that had few natural sources of H2O — especially when Alexander the Great was mounting blockades.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.—
Daniella Segura,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaway The fact that Chrome has already faced six zero-day attacks this year shows how relentless attackers are and how even the most popular software can have serious gaps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The most likely cause of an increase in childhood deaths is malaria, which kills more than 400,000 children a year and can cause seizures.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the disorder generally presents with a global developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, and seizures and progressive motor symptoms, amongst other things.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nor can this ruling be reconciled with the Court’s decisions in many other cases — including recent rulings that allowed lower court orders to block pro-immigrant policies under the Biden administration.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Don Lisi, Rogers Police Department spokesman, said police investigate cases involving virtual currency scams on a regular basis, and the department is currently handling a couple of such cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The new study examined multiple measures of labor market disruption, drawing on Bureau of Labor Statistics data on job losses, spells of unemployment, and shifts in broader occupational composition.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Defender Moïse Bombito and winger Liam Millar both have returned after lengthy injury spells for important friendlies against Australia, ranked 25th in the world by FIFA, and Colombia, ranked 13th.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sieges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieges. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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