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
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 June 2025
The public is far from covering Trump’s flank here.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
The images of Paramount shrouded in smoke and flanked by police in riot gear are unusual for this community of about 50,000 residents.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Noun
But Thune has to worry about his right flank as Johnson and his allies are threatening to hold up the bill unless GOP leaders agree to deeper cuts to federal Medicaid spending and a faster rollback of the renewable energy tax credits enacted under former President Biden.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 June 2025
The public is far from covering Trump’s flank here.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 June 2025
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But flanking them, Harold Landry posted the league’s worst pass-rush win rate among regular edge defenders in 2024, per PFF, and Keion White produced one sack in his final 15 games last year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
The images of Paramount shrouded in smoke and flanked by police in riot gear are unusual for this community of about 50,000 residents.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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The Peñasquitos Falls Loop via Carmel Valley follows portions of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail on the north and south sides of the creek, marked as North Trail and South Trail. Park along Evans Wood Way, in a residential neighborhood located off Carmel Mountain Road.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that the president will make a decision on whether to join Israel's strikes within two weeks and allow the diplomatic path to play out.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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And so, emboldened, Allie and her best friend from high school, Carol Wilber, joined their brothers and began livestreaming on TikTok, too.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The facility adjoined a maternity hospital where Catholic women pregnant out of wedlock would deliver babies.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall adjoins Arlington National Cemetery.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Scott and Jacob also touch on MLS teams’ $41 million Club World Cup haul, with a portion of that money headed to players, pending negotiation between the league and union.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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Only the Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas — who could be among the 12 All-Star Game reserves, which will be selected by the league’s head coaches and announced this Sunday — has more assists per game (9.3), and she’s touched the hardwood in 12 contests this season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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This week, the weather in New York City—and many surrounding regions—could only be described as one visceral word: sauna.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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Over the course of the next several days, more demonstrations and riots occurred in the surrounding neighborhood including Christopher Park.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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For some Texas residents, getting to a neighboring state requires a full day of travel.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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Tens of thousands of Haitians have also been deported home from the neighboring Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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