garrisoned

past tense of garrison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for garrisoned
Verb
  • Indulge in a drink or two and some Irish pub fare while your kids are occupied with crafts, balloon artists and face-painting.
    Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In recent months, the Kennedy Center has been besieged by performance cancelations both voluntary and involuntary.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
  • At the start of the invasion, Russian troops besieged the city, forcing residents to endure harsh winter conditions without electricity or water under constant shelling from Russian artillery, missiles and drones.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Just a few months prior, Blackbeard and his small pirate flotilla had blockaded Charleston, South Carolina, for close to a week.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
    Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Garrisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrisoned. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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