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
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
No major leaguer had thrown fewer in a nine-inning complete game since Kyle Hendricks required 81 to shut out the St. Louis Cardinals on May 3, 2019.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
But to blow it because of an error, a hit by pitch, and then a former big leaguer tossing a live ball into the stands to end it on an obscure rule, is maybe too on-brand for this franchise that seems to be going nowhere and getting there fast.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Among those who have competed in the game include future major leaguers Tom Glavine, Manny DelCarmen, Mike Vasil and Kevin McGlinchey.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Noun
Brown threw perhaps his best game as a big leaguer but left saddled with a loss, subduing what should’ve been a coronation inside Houston’s postgame clubhouse.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
No major leaguer had thrown fewer in a nine-inning complete game since Kyle Hendricks required 81 to shut out the St. Louis Cardinals on May 3, 2019.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
But to blow it because of an error, a hit by pitch, and then a former big leaguer tossing a live ball into the stands to end it on an obscure rule, is maybe too on-brand for this franchise that seems to be going nowhere and getting there fast.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Among those who have competed in the game include future major leaguers Tom Glavine, Manny DelCarmen, Mike Vasil and Kevin McGlinchey.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
Noun
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Israel launched its siege of Gaza after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, killed 1,200 Israelis.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Congress hasn’t so much been defeated as surrendered, one majority at a time — and Trump is intent on taking all the spoils won by his predecessors’ 50-year siege.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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Imagine an aircraft carrier group besieged by a thousand drones in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The deadly fire is a heartbreaking ending to a life besieged by challenges.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Once in Rafah, the goal was to set up a camp and work to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, provide humanitarian aid to the strip and protest against Israel's actions in the territory.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Even if local officials ask for support, the Guard would be called to help with traffic control, escorting people through barricades, setting up blockades and making deliveries far from where local police are interacting with crowds.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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President Donald Trump was the victim of two assassination attempts last year, and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked in their San Francisco home in 2022.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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Even after December 7, 1941, when Japan attacked some of the territories that McKinley had claimed—Hawaii, the Philippines, and Guam—people from Kansas or California didn’t necessarily see any reason to don uniforms.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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After a local teenager was accused of assaulting a white woman, however, white men massacred its citizens, and burned the neighborhood to the ground in one of the most violent episodes in modern American history.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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Some will be charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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