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as in attack
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city
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as in blockade
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 siege
With correspondents Bernard Shaw, John Holliman and Peter Arnett doing reports under siege from Baghdad’s al-Rashid Hotel, the network changed war journalism forever.
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Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 6 May 2026
This is a clear threat of a siege, right?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Some modern theories have posited that the wooden horse was a machine of warfare, such as a siege engine or a battering ram.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
If your household feels under siege right now, the data backs you up.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 6 May 2026
This is a clear threat of a siege, right?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Some modern theories have posited that the wooden horse was a machine of warfare, such as a siege engine or a battering ram.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
If your household feels under siege right now, the data backs you up.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for siege
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siege
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As the United States has escalated its attacks on Iran, there’s something pleasingly transgressive about bringing Iranian elements into such overtly Western music—so much so that the songs without Yaghmai’s playing seem a little subdued in comparison.—
Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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This one way attack drone is aimed at delivering affordable mass capabilities and is engineered for adaptability, and autonomous operations.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The move forms part of a broader pressure campaign that has included efforts to implement an oil blockade on the island since January, shortly after its ally and a key provider of oil, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was seized in an audacious military operation.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Gaza has been under an Israeli naval blockade since 2007.—
May 19,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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This summer the tournament returns to North America, and Guadalajara will add to its considerable football lore when this stadium hosts four more World Cup matches, including a heavyweight bout between Spain and its onetime colony Uruguay.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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In a Catholic Conference bout, Katie Maheu (four goals, assist) and Maddy Lubov (hat trick, two assists) finished with five points apiece as Ursuline cruised to a 14-4 win over Malden Catholic.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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Both contracts gained more than 7% last week as hopes of a peace deal that would end ship attacks and seizures around the Strait of Hormuz dimmed.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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That transparency became especially important after Gijon experienced seizure symptoms while teaching during her third year in the classroom in 2017.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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My own research in the Princeton Music Cognition Lab peels back the everyday experience of imagining something while listening to music to identify a striking case of this collision between the individual and the collective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Fani Willis moves to disqualify Trent Brown from cases involving her office.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
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There was no hot water for several spells last winter.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of Obsession's 108-minute runtime, Nikki transforms into an self-destructive, possessive, and dangerously violent shadow of her former self as Bear's spell forces her to fixate solely on her unnatural devotion to him—no matter the cost.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siege. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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