Thesaurus / besiege
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“Godzilla,” meanwhile, has grossed more than $235 million overseas — nearly a third of that in China — suggesting that the appetite for theatrical moviegoing abroad, at least in places not besieged by covid-19, is strong.
Already besieged by a viral threat from without, we feared we were now at war with some other invader within.
THE SURPRISINGLY ELUSIVE DEFINITION OF ‘LIFE’JACOB BROGANMARCH 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
So crazy, they even besieged the pilots when they went into the bathroom.
THE TRAGIC MID-AIR PLANE CRASH THAT CHANGED THE AMERICAN AVIATION INDUSTRY FOREVEREILEEN BJORKMANSEPTEMBER 1, 2020TIME
And I will make a circle round about thee, and I will cast up a rampart against thee, and raise up bulwarks to besiege thee.
One is that the English should have gone so far out of their way as to besiege Dunaverty so zealously, or at all.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
Towards the end of March 1312 he was preparing to besiege Berwick with an unusually large force.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
He was able to invade the latter country in force, and to besiege the city of Urmi for some weeks in the early seventies.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAM
Not long after Guise's approach, fearing that his design was to besiege the city of Orleans, Coligny threw himself into it.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRD
This assault was a costly one, for two thousand five hundred men were sacrificed, and Grant determined to besiege the city.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAYA. R. WHITE
Not an arm is raised in defence of the Archduke, and the rebels, at length, encamp before Vienna to besiege their sovereign.
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR, COMPLETEFRIEDRICH SCHILLER
WORDS RELATED TO BESIEGE
- aggress
- assail
- attack
- badger
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- besiege
- bug
- circle
- compass
- dog
- drive up the wall
- embarrass
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- entangle
- environ
- fall on
- fall upon
- girdle
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give one the business
- give the needle
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- infest
- invade
- jump on one's case
- nag
- nudge
- overrun
- perplex
- pester
- pick on
- put the squeeze on
- ride
- ring
- start in on
- storm
- strike
- surround
- abuse
- appeal
- apply
- arrogate
- badger
- beg
- beseech
- besiege
- bid
- challenge
- charge
- cite
- claim
- clamor for
- coerce
- command
- compel
- constrain
- counterclaim
- direct
- dun
- enjoin
- entreat
- exact
- expect
- force
- hit
- hit up
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- inquire
- insist on
- interrogate
- knock
- nag
- necessitate
- oblige
- order
- pester
- petition
- postulate
- pray
- press
- question
- request
- require
- requisition
- solicit
- stipulate
- sue for
- summon
- supplicate
- tax
- urge
- whistle for
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