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
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox have been rumored to be listening to offers and shopping big leaguers like Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The hope was that, like Venom, this charismatic killer could anchor a franchise before potentially mixing it up with Holland’s friendly neighborhood do-gooder, or Tom Hardy’s schizophrenic symbiote, or maybe even the big leaguers in that lucrative cinematic universe a few shops over.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Arbitration is a pay raise system for players who have established themselves as big leaguers but have yet to spend enough time in the major leagues to become free agents.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Corbin Burnes’ six-year, $210 million contract is the latest example, reflecting not only an owner who is willing to spend opportunistically, but also the appeal of the team’s setup in the Phoenix metropolitan area, which is home to a number of major leaguers.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox have been rumored to be listening to offers and shopping big leaguers like Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The hope was that, like Venom, this charismatic killer could anchor a franchise before potentially mixing it up with Holland’s friendly neighborhood do-gooder, or Tom Hardy’s schizophrenic symbiote, or maybe even the big leaguers in that lucrative cinematic universe a few shops over.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Arbitration is a pay raise system for players who have established themselves as big leaguers but have yet to spend enough time in the major leagues to become free agents.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
Noun
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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have targeted Hamas infrastructure, but the airstrikes and siege have also led to a humanitarian crisis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Ludovico’s secret tunnel—which may have stretched over half a mile—would have provided the widower private visitations and served as an escape route in case of a siege.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Alawites have become a community besieged, set to be excluded — if not persecuted — by the Sunni political class now in ascendance.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Russian field armies are besieging the city of Pokrvosk just south of Kurdyumivka and also besieging the city of Chasiv Yar north of Kurdyumivka.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The standoff lasted only hours after lawmakers who managed to get through a blockade voted to lift the measure.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Jan. 2025
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Experts say many are wary of investing in a region without a clear political future and that the key to reconstruction is lifting the blockade–but this remains a major point of contention.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jableh, killing two members of the new government’s security force.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers have the space to potentially attack the top of the market at this position.—
Daniel Popper,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He was scheduled for trial in March on 15 counts, including felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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Schubert was convicted of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, the Bradenton Herald previously reported.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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