Beset
Beset verb - Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".
Set upon
Set upon verb - Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Melancholia is a windswept planet beset by eternal hailstorms and driving rains, where some daemonic perversion of natural law means that no stone may be set upon another, forcing the inhabitants to never find any respite from the cold misery and drudgery.
Source: Tabletop Game / Black Crusade
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