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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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
Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The author is the son of former major leaguer Rich Amaral, an OCC and Estancia High product, and younger brother of Beau Amaral, the baseball coach at Pacific Christian High School in Newport Beach after a 12-year professional career.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
On Monday, another longtime big leaguer, a World Series winner who once won the AL RBI crown and is one of only 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game announced plans to move into another professional sport: pickleball.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Our major leaguers who have limited exposure to it learn something about it.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Braden Nett, a 22-year-old right-hander who had a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts in Single-A and one start in Double-A last season, had one good inning and one rough inning against a Dodgers lineup featuring eight major leaguers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The author is the son of former major leaguer Rich Amaral, an OCC and Estancia High product, and younger brother of Beau Amaral, the baseball coach at Pacific Christian High School in Newport Beach after a 12-year professional career.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
On Monday, another longtime big leaguer, a World Series winner who once won the AL RBI crown and is one of only 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game announced plans to move into another professional sport: pickleball.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
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Fans have long waited to see how the show, produced by Skybound Entertainment, adapts this massive event from Kirkman's comics, which sees Angstrom (Sterling K. Brown) assemble an army of evil Marks from alternate dimensions to lay siege to Earth.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Haiti turmoil continues Haiti’s political transition was formed a year ago this month after then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew down to Jamaica as powerful gangs united, and laid siege to Port-au-Prince, forcing the then prime minister’s resignation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Consumers are besieged nearly every day about some news about Elon Musk’s latest moves at the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to government records that contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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Taiwan has long faced the danger of an invasion or blockade by China, which has claimed the island for decades.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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In his first term, Trump launched an unprecedented trade war and tech blockade against China, fundamentally reshaping U.S.-China relations and pushing the U.S. toward something of a bipartisan consensus to counter Beijing that has existed for several years.—
Linggong Kong,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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Despite losing all three, there were significant improvements collectively and individually, with contributions from attacking starlets Nico Paz, who scored against Atalanta, and Diao, who got the equaliser against Juventus.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The case, which generated headlines around the world, comes amid rising hostility against Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S. since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.—
Sophia Tareen and Melissa Perez Winder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The owner of a Wisconsin ski hill is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old boy who did not pay for an entry pass, authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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While on his way to his second round of the PGA Championship in May, World No. 1 and reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested and faced four charges, including assaulting a police officer.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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