as in side
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
painted the name of the ship along its flank
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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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Recent Examples of flank
Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
After their summer splurge, Forest now have Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Dilane Bakwa, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, and, at a push, Arnaud Kalimuendo available for the flanks.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Xi was flanked by Putin and Kim, two brutal and aggressive dictators whom many nations would rather shun.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In virtually any likely end-of-war scenario, Ukraine will remain a hostile, Western-armed neighbor—a permanent sucking wound on Russia’s western flank.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
After their summer splurge, Forest now have Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Dilane Bakwa, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, and, at a push, Arnaud Kalimuendo available for the flanks.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
With Milenkovic flanked by the more mobile Savona and Murillo, Forest can play a much more balanced back three.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Xi was flanked by Putin and Kim, two brutal and aggressive dictators whom many nations would rather shun.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flank
Noun
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even rarer these days is a repeater that does not show its gongs and hammers on the dial side.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eaton reconnected to her faith at 27, after her mother passed away, and joined a music group at her church in Denver.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Soliman had been swept into custody, joining a record 61,000 people now in ICE detention.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To complete the sequence, Gray returned to his love and lightly touched hands before drinking a potion to join him in eternity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Jets also failed twice to convert on two-point conversions, once in the first half (Braelon Allen was stuffed) and again in the fourth quarter — after needlessly burning a timeout, Fields forced a throw to Wilson, surrounded by three defensive backs, in the back right corner of the end zone.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fire containment Understanding what 14% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then, investigators in neighboring Lake County reported that four people had been found dead from gunshot wounds in Tiptonville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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And while Viva Calle has faced budget issues in years past, Clampitt is optimistic the popular event can continue to grow in both frequency and reach — eventually involving every council district and maybe even neighboring communities like Campbell and Santa Clara.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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