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besieged

adjective as in under siege; surrounded

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Democrats are besieged by the young and progressive, Republicans experiencing a pushing away from Israel on the right.

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Footage circulating on social media of besieged vehicles on the Dakar-Bamako corridor had been taken out of context, he insisted.

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An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University.

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Sittwe is now besieged and accessible only by sea and air.

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The women at the community kitchen in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher are sitting in huddles of desperation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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