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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
Which is why many Americans have begun to tire of the sieges in their communities.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
As in traditional sieges, the focus is on the vulnerable flow of supplies rather than a defended position.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
However, Birru said the sieges were not fully broken.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Now requests are arriving steadily from New York, Maine, and Milan, other locales bracing for their own sieges.
—Kathryn Savage, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Mississippi’s Vicksburg is another historic hotspot, where one of the most pivotal Civil War sieges occurred at Vicksburg National Military Park.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2020
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
As in traditional sieges, the focus is on the vulnerable flow of supplies rather than a defended position.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
However, Birru said the sieges were not fully broken.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Now requests are arriving steadily from New York, Maine, and Milan, other locales bracing for their own sieges.
—Kathryn Savage, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Mississippi’s Vicksburg is another historic hotspot, where one of the most pivotal Civil War sieges occurred at Vicksburg National Military Park.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sieges
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There is widespread confidence that the fight will happen, should Joshua and Fury come through warm-up bouts this summer unscathed.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The event stretched into the late hours of the evening, with seven bouts producing seven victors.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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Cells operating there have been linked to armed convoys, highway blockades, and the burning of vehicles and businesses in retaliation for government action.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Nov. 2025
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China, the most dangerous party, has militarized the strait, launching large military drills simulating blockades of the island and daily incursions across the median line.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Teams are targeting the champions down their right side, channelling more of their attacks onto that flank.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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November saw the highest number of attacks yet in a single month, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) project, and CNN’s analysis.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Under current law, 65% of money from fireworks fines and seizures must go to the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Someone with severe disease can experience confusion, loss of coordination, difficulty speaking and seizures, and the CDC says approximately one in 10 people with severe disease die.—
Emily Vetter,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The decision often comes down to the airline—and, in many cases, the individual agent evaluating your document.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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The South Carolina Department of Health (DPH) reported in a media briefing on Wednesday that the current number of measles cases has reached 111 as part of the current Spartanburg County outbreak.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Several major cities, including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans, could experience ongoing spells of excessive rainfall, especially over the next 48 hours or so, forecasts showed.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Dry spells don’t eliminate them, either.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Sieges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieges. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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