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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in cage
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tank
Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
But history would deny Lovell the opportunity to get his boots dirty when an explosion in an on-board oxygen tank crippled the lunar mothership, making a landing impossible and turning the mission of exploration to one of survival.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Trump’s grievances stem from Powell’s reluctance to slash interest rates after aggressive rate hikes during Biden’s presidency, which Trump has suggested were done to tank the economy under a Republican president.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tank
Verb
In one of the most striking images in the book, spectators gather in front of a huge tank at the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, on the island of Hengqin, in China.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
But history would deny Lovell the opportunity to get his boots dirty when an explosion in an on-board oxygen tank crippled the lunar mothership, making a landing impossible and turning the mission of exploration to one of survival.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
This surge, combined with historically high home prices, has tanked housing affordability, with first-time homebuyer rates falling to half the historical average.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Trump’s grievances stem from Powell’s reluctance to slash interest rates after aggressive rate hikes during Biden’s presidency, which Trump has suggested were done to tank the economy under a Republican president.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Verb
-
One more common mistake: Fertilizing your lavender, which can result in overly leggy lavender that flops over.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
-
Fisher flopped at Texas A&M and walked away with the largest buyout in college football history — $77.5 million — without ever even reaching the College Football Playoff while in College Station.—
Chase Goodbread,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Support tall and vining vegetables with cages, stakes or trellises to prevent crop loss.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
-
For annuals that are top-heavy, add support with bamboo stakes or wire cages to keep the garden looking its best.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
To obtain the copper ore, Resolution, which is owned by multinational companies Rio Tinto and BHP, will use a method known as block cave mining in which tunnels are drilled beneath the ore body, and then collapsed, leaving the ore to be moved to a crushing facility.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
-
Multiple Outer Banks homes have collapsed into the ocean in recent years, including at least three around this time last year from Hurricane Ernesto’s waves.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
In the latest issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, criminologists Brandon Welsh and Eric Piza argue that the strongest crime-fighting tools available to American cities aren’t handcuffs and jail cells, but preschools and streetlights.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
-
Other inmates made her bed, washed her clothes, gave her food and cleaned her cell.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
After three bargaining sessions this week failed to produce a new contract, union officials announced Thursday night that Naperville School District 203 teachers will go on strike Tuesday.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
-
Federal officials claimed that Bolton failed to complete a review process to edit out classified information.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
-
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
-
Russia's insistence on a peace agreement rather than a ceasefire appears to be a strategic maneuver designed to prolong hostilities and allow Russia to continue bombing Ukrainian cities.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
-
In our group chat, someone says when Israel bombed Evin Prison, the notorious political prison in Tehran, at least a hundred trans prisoners were buried alive underground.—
Neda Maghbouleh
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Lacking two relievers who were traded three weeks ago to playoff contenders, the Giants’ bullpen held on.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
-
Before the two players could collide, benches cleared and relievers poured out of the bullpens and down to the infield.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share