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besiege

verb as in surround; assault

verb as in bother

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But concerns have mounted over the safety of the thousands of Palestinian civilians who remain in besieged towns in north Gaza.

From BBC

In front of him was an impossible puzzle: a sprawling airport besieged by desperate people trying to flee and not enough troops to carry out an orderly end to America’s longest war.

The family cat lies sleeping among the few belongings the family have managed to bring with them from the village of Uspenivka, just outside the besieged city of Pokrovsk.

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A letter sent to the Israeli government demanded the country end the isolation of the besieged north, where aid groups warn that civilians are being starved amid Israel’s military offensive.

From BBC

Airlines have been besieged by unruly passengers this year, the FAA said, citing roughly 1,700 incidents to date.

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

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