garrisoned

verb

Definition of garrisonednext
past tense of garrison
as in occupied

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  1. occupied
  2. besieged
  3. blockaded
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  • Experts recommend people avoid eating or handling bush meat—or to thoroughly cook it before consumption—and to avoid caves and mines that might be occupied by bats to minimize the risk of catching and spreading the virus.
    Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the forging of the rings and the relationship between those two ought to have been the focus of the first season, while their schism and ultimate war could have occupied this season.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • More to Read Southern California is suddenly besieged by fire.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • These stories and traumas are hard to overstate for Israelis, many of whom feel besieged by hostile actors willing their eradication.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of besieged
Verb
  • Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
    Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of blockaded
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