as in cage
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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
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
To enable on-site refueling, a liquid hydrogen storage tank is being installed at the test facility.
—David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Maria Curi, Axios, 28 Apr. 2025
On April 2, Trump announced higher tariff rates on dozens of countries, causing markets to tank and economic uncertainty.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In recent years the parade has seen a diminished supply of military hardware, as Russian tanks are instead mobilized on that war’s front lines.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
To enable on-site refueling, a liquid hydrogen storage tank is being installed at the test facility.
—David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
State of play: The bill moved fast through this Congress after Elon Musk helped tank it at the last minute last year.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 28 Apr. 2025
On April 2, Trump announced higher tariff rates on dozens of countries, causing markets to tank and economic uncertainty.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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Lopez fired a missile into the cage with 4:27 remaining to complete the hat trick, as the Cougars gained some breathing room with an 8-6 advantage.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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Breaking out of a wooden cage to grind against a stripper pole in a green bolero jacket, tongue-flashing rapper Käärijä certainly committed to the theme.—
Nick Allen,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Unless Hairston flops, boundary cornerback will be the least of their draft concerns for a long time.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But both his WrestleMania 41 main event against Rhodes and his character arc since his heel turn have completely flopped.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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We were told that a year had passed since the Season 1 finale, and in that time, Negan had been locked up in a cell, which had driven him crazy on the mothership.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
4 May 2025
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Battery cell chemistries and battery cooling are also very active research areas and will only get more important once Cadillac enters F1.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Kings Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers April 25, 2025 In Game 4 the Kings led with less than 35 seconds to play when Quinton Byfield failed to make a simple clearance out of the Kings’ zone.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The agreement was due to be signed in February but collapsed in the wake of a heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over how to end the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
2 May 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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That effort cost Obama's party control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans failed in their own bids to repeal the law.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Triston McKenzie, looked upon as a potential starter, was so erratic in spring training, he was dispatched to the Guardians bullpen to start the season.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Minter joined the Mets in the offseason on a two-year, $22 million contract with an opt-out, filling a void in a bullpen that lacked a high-leverage lefty for most of last season.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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This feud would come to an end on an episode of Monday Night Raw in August 2023 when Owens power bombed Ezekiel onto the ring apron, causing him to be stretchered backstage.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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On April 2, Israel bombed several Syrian military sites, including the Tiyas air base, known as T4, to prevent Ankara from establishing air defenses there.—
David Makovsky,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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