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January 7, 2025

Word of the Day: Beleaguer

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Word of the Day
: January 7, 2025

\bih-LEE-gur\ verb

What It Means

To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege.

// The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired.

// The novel is set in a city beleaguered by military forces.

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