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
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Carlos Santana’s slugging percentage Entering Sunday, only 12 qualified big leaguers had logged a lower slugging percentage.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Preller smartly traded homegrown pitchers, as part of hugely successful moves for big leaguers such as Blake Snell, who won a Cy Young Award with the Padres, and reliever Jason Adam, a standout in last year’s playoff push.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
But Baty has finally blossomed from prospect to big leaguer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
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Noun
The first baseman became the fifth National Leaguer and 12th major leaguer to accomplish this feat.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Carlos Santana’s slugging percentage Entering Sunday, only 12 qualified big leaguers had logged a lower slugging percentage.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Preller smartly traded homegrown pitchers, as part of hugely successful moves for big leaguers such as Blake Snell, who won a Cy Young Award with the Padres, and reliever Jason Adam, a standout in last year’s playoff push.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
But Baty has finally blossomed from prospect to big leaguer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
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Hundreds of thousands of others were trapped for weeks in Russia's siege of the Ukrainian port city, which is located on the Sea of Azov.—
Isabel van Brugen
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Red Sox continue their assault on mediocrity — a siege that began with the Mookie Betts salary dump.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
21 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
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Tuesday’s incident marks the third day in a row that people have been killed on their way to the GHF distribution point west of Rafah while attempting to secure food as famine conditions worsen in Gaza following an 11-week blockade by Israel.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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After the end of an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid entering Gaza, GHF -- a private contractor backed by the U.S. and Israel -- would take over distributing aid in Gaza, Netanyahu said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Two percent said they had been physically assaulted.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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Diddy trial recap: Ex-aide Mia says Diddy assaulted Cassie at Brad Pitt movie premiere Supporting others Thurston aims to document her journey to recovery in the hope of helping others.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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