as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the devastating beleaguerment of Leningrad that lasted from September 1941 to January 1944
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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 -
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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Israel imposed a blockade on all supplies entering Gaza in March, saying Hamas was seizing supplies meant for civilians - a charge the group denies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Netanyahu’s government lifted its blockades this week after approximately three months of preventing food and other humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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“Beleaguerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beleaguerment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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