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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
However, Birru said the sieges were not fully broken.
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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
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.
—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
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
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
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.
—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
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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Southern summers can be unforgiving, with unexpected storms followed by bouts of humidity.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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JPMorgan cautioned that markets appeared technically stretched after the sharp rally and that bouts of consolidation were likely.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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But as the strike dragged on some workers were desperate to make ends meet and ready to cross the picket line, dividing a community already betrayed by a once progressive company and roiled by blockades, riots, and the intervention of the National Guard.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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His capture provoked at least eight highway blockades by criminal groups on the highways surrounding the border city of Reynosa.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, a litany of violent, seemingly unprovoked attacks across Metro led to the deaths or severe injury of several passengers—a confirmation of Angelenos’ worst fears about the system.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Earlier this week the United Nations blasted Israel over its strikes killing healthcare workers, saying the World Health Organization has recorded 151 such attacks resulting in 103 deaths and 230 injuries.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Early symptoms include headache, fever and nausea, before progressing to confusion, coma and seizures.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Preeclampsia can impair kidney and liver function, cause blood clotting problems, fluid in the lungs, seizures, and, in severe forms or when left untreated, result in maternal and infant death.—
Tina Sturdevant,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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The outbreak on the ship has been linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare but potentially severe form of the virus that in some cases can spread between humans through close contact.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The first wife of the high-profile lawyer who specialized in winning medical malpractice cases was serving a 32-year-to-life prison sentence for the 1989 killing of her former husband and his wife, Linda.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Tottenham worked hard on Monday and dominated long spells.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Dry spells drive animals out of their usual habitats in search of food and water.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Sieges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieges. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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