as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
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Recent Examples of tank
Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Behind another fence, Sunoco employees distributed dozens of gas tanks.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 2 July 2025
The Suns can’t tank because Houston still has many of their picks!
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Verb
As Russia has lost a large amount of military hardware (almost 13,000 tanks and armoured vehicles have been destroyed and over 300 aircraft), Russia is in need of supplies.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Behind another fence, Sunoco employees distributed dozens of gas tanks.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
Five Republican noes have been cast, enough to tank the bill unless two of them flip to a yes.
—Erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 2 July 2025
The Suns can’t tank because Houston still has many of their picks!
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Verb
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Some species will flop over when grown in rich soils.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Regardless, two Kerri balls and one Mistress ball were placed in the sacred Drag Race Bingo cage, but whose name did Bruno pull out?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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But in the 43 games he’s missed since suffering a severe quad injury on May 23, he’s been just as impactful from the sidelines, picking up on pitcher cues from the dugout, chatting before and even during at-bats with his teammates, in hitters meetings and in individual instruction in the cage.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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In handcuffs, Miyake collapsed momentarily outside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Together, they’re poised to do something far more radical: collapse the traditional SaaS model and usher in a new era of decentralized, intelligent orchestration.—
Deepinder Singh Sethi,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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One and only one of these boxes contains the key to the cell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Insulin regulates blood sugar by shuttling glucose into cells where it can immediately be used for energy or stored for later use.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
1 July 2025
Verb
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According to court documents obtained by the Charlotte Observer, the office found the commission failed to provide the bar with sufficient notice within five days of a April 30 deadline as required by the new statute before canceling the business’s ABC permits.—
Nora O’Neill
July 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
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In the corporate world, companies that fail to keep up with advances in hardware, software or technology platforms could face a different type of crisis: being at a competitive disadvantage in a challenging and demanding marketplace.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Trump said military pilots who successfully bombed Iran will be guests for a flyover of military planes during the patriotic ceremony.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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That unearned score, coupled with stellar pitching out of the bullpen, was enough to win it for the A’s on Saturday.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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During his time the Nationals have never had a very good bullpen — even the 2019 championship team had one of the worst bullpens in the majors with closer Sean Doolittle posting 4.05 ERA — and this year the Nationals’ bullpen ERA of 5.79 ranks last in the majors.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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