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noun

Definition of leaguernext
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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verb

archaic
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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Noun
Zeferjahn was one of a handful of Cubs participating in the festivities for the first time as a major-leaguer. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Bodine is expected to work with the Rays through Sunday, then next week join a group of 25-30 minor-leaguers working out in Port Charlotte to be available if needed. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Not necessarily as little leaguers, but as bright-eyed youths fantasizing about one day wearing a big-league uniform, competing in major league stadiums and making their living by playing this children’s game as adults. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The best month of June any second-year big-leaguer compiled came from a left-hander in Kansas City. — Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for leaguer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaguer
  1. siege
  2. besiege
  3. blockade
  4. attack
  5. assault
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  • In the war-and-plague story of Volume II, the wartime siege of Constantinople exacerbates the extreme heat and causes the ruin of the city as well as the eventual spread of the epidemic from the battlefields to the wider world.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the skeletons found in Stirling’s chapel had the sorts of wounds archaeologists expected to find on siege victims, like sword cuts, blunt trauma, and the wear and tear of hand-to-hand combat.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • States will assert ownership of fishing grounds, tamper with undersea cables, and, potentially, conquer or besiege islands.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The settlers who carried out the attack in Jalud overnight are the same group who besieged the home of a Palestinian-American in the neighboring village of Qusra last month, local residents say.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • There’s also little hope that a Democratic majority would confirm a Supreme Court nominee — should a vacancy arise — after then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s blockade of Merrick Garland during the Obama years.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Yemeni government forces – backed by Saudi airstrikes and a blockade of Houthi areas – started fighting the Houthis more than a decade ago.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • The recent success of a late-stage mRNA cancer vaccine, showing the drug stopped the return of melanoma, has boosted hopes that the approach can be successfully harnessed to attack other cancers.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In Ohio, Husted has been repeatedly attacked for his role in attracting data centers to Ohio as lieutenant governor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Large private surveys of students at multiple colleges consistently estimate that 1 in 5 college women are assaulted while attending university.
    — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaguer. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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