as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II
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as in to besiege
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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Recent Examples of leaguer
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Busch, the Cubs’ first baseman, had gone 1 for 4 in his homecoming game that night, playing in Minneapolis for the first time as a major leaguer, and the first time since a 2015 high school all-star showcase, when the emerging power hitter was a junior at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Reliever José Ruiz was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for Fuentes, who will be the first major leaguer born in 2005 and only current one under 21.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The cost for Devers — a one-time champion, two-time Silver Slugger and three-time All-Star — was a pair of major leaguers in left-hander Kyle Harrison, right-hander Jordan Hicks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
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Noun
In fairness, Phillies lefty starter Cristopher Sánchez’s changeup is too good for most big leaguers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Busch, the Cubs’ first baseman, had gone 1 for 4 in his homecoming game that night, playing in Minneapolis for the first time as a major leaguer, and the first time since a 2015 high school all-star showcase, when the emerging power hitter was a junior at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Reliever José Ruiz was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for Fuentes, who will be the first major leaguer born in 2005 and only current one under 21.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The cost for Devers — a one-time champion, two-time Silver Slugger and three-time All-Star — was a pair of major leaguers in left-hander Kyle Harrison, right-hander Jordan Hicks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
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When seeing injustice portrayed on the screen, viewers brought with them the images that have been burned into global consciousness after nearly two years of siege on Gaza—images of children killed, hospitals bombed, and international law flouted with impunity.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Casselberry Coin Club: The program will be a slide show about English civil war siege tokens.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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Today, some 30,000 Druze and Christians are besieged—without water, electricity, food, or medicine.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Khader returned to Jenin briefly in December, smuggled in by friends while the camp was besieged by the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in coördination with the Israeli military, as part of a crackdown on armed fighters.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Aid slowly resumed entry into Gaza after Israel instituted an 11-week total blockade on all humanitarian supplies entering the strip earlier this year.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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China has intensified pressure on Taiwan through near-daily military sorties in the Taiwan Strait, large-scale exercises and simulated blockades.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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After the match, Uso helped attack Sikoa’s MFTs and Fatu hit a picturesque moonsault off the top of the cage onto Loa and Mateo, getting some momentum back after a controversial defeat.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Police responded to a call that an individual was being attacked by dogs at the Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino at around 5:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 31, KTLA and the Los Angeles Times reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The sense of an evolving crisis was most acute around the town of Pokrovsk, unsuccessfully assaulted by Moscow for months at great cost in Russian life.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Hand also accused a friend of McGregor's, James Lawrence, of assaulting her on the night in question, Jurors found Lawrence did not assault her, according to The Guardian.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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