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
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
There weren't many better organizations to sign with this offseason for fringe big-leaguers.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In an unprecedented undertaking, Falvey and general manager Jeremy Zoll disassembled the roster over four days, trading 10 major-leaguers via eight deals.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The Padres are also ultra-cognizant of the fact that Cease has essentially taken the ball every fifth or sixth day since becoming a full-time big-leaguer in 2021.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Luciano's 23 home runs last season were also the second-most among all Giants minor-leaguers, while his 85 walks led San Francisco's minor league system.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
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Syria’s transitional president has succeeded in lifting the siege.—
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Lost in the tragic human toll current ICE operations in Minnesota are having is the long-term damage the siege is doing to the state’s economic vitality.—
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The Windy City is suddenly besieged by a string of bomb threats, but in the midst of all the false alarms, a real situation emerges in the form of military-grade smoke grenades, which points to a terrorist threat.—
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Halladay said she’s heard from multiple doctors, including her child’s pediatrician, that they’ve been besieged with calls from parents hoping to get a prescription.—
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On a fact-finding trip, there was enough maritime traffic—four barges, eight ferries, one tugboat, one water taxi, and a yacht—to justify a harbor blockade.—
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Markets have already reacted to the administration’s plans to start selling upward of 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, including supplies that built up in storage amid the US naval blockade.—
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Two people came out of a nearby apartment and attacked the agent with a snow shovel and broom handle, federal authorities say.—
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The outlet also said that Rezaei maintained that Iran would abandon any notion of a ceasefire if attacked.—
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The suspect beat the victim with a construction sign and then continued to assault the victim using the victim's bicycle.—
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Citizens have had their front doors blown out, been hit with pepper balls for praying outside government facilities, been wrongfully charged with assaulting agents, and have seen their identification papers dismissed as fake and thus grounds for detainment.—
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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