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
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Payton could help construct the game plan, clearly a strength, for a team that just produced a 15-4 season, while filling the gas tank with nitromethane.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Peter Sadera, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Perhaps five of the six biggest names traded (the ones listed above) went to losing teams, including a few that are actively tanking this season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Cropped at the waist with a collarless neckline, this style can be worn as a top sans anything underneath or layered over a tank or thin sweater with dark denim flares and ballerina flats completing a runway-worthy look.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Payton could help construct the game plan, clearly a strength, for a team that just produced a 15-4 season, while filling the gas tank with nitromethane.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Retailers have long known that the cost of a substandard returns strategy could tank both profits and customer retention rates.
—Peter Sadera, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Perhaps five of the six biggest names traded (the ones listed above) went to losing teams, including a few that are actively tanking this season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That cage, the magical but also eerie Thrushcross Grange, is a sight to behold—an epic, retina-searing, sometimes repulsive, consistently jaw-dropping palace, meticulously constructed by production designer Suzie Davies.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Chiefs flopped in free agency and didn’t act quickly enough in a draft that had running back depth.—
Sam McDowell
February 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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Baby Briana’s arms twitched and legs flopped against cold concrete.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The cells achieve an energy density of up to 175 Wh/kg, placing them broadly in line with lithium iron phosphate batteries and positioning them for practical, near-term use rather than experimental niches, reports InsideEVs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Zinc stimulates osteoblasts, or the cells responsible for building new bones.—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Property managers of a Corryville condominium complex never got a permit to repair a balcony that collapsed three years later.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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Numerous tenants complained of going days without hot water during the most severe cold snap of the winter, and photos from the complex show sheets of ice on some walls and a ceiling collapsed on cars in a garage.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The man would fill those jugs with raw eggs if he were allowed to.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In Haiti, the sounds of the purportedly supernatural are mixed with the scents of gasoline—diesel that’s still poured into jugs in order to transport.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuits allege all responsible for the balcony's upkeep failed to make the proper repairs prior to the collapse.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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Morato also failed to connect with a golden opportunity to pull a goal back, shortly before Lorenzo Lucca finally did.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If Cody Bradford’s rehab from elbow surgery is complete by the end of April, Latz could then transition into a multi-inning, high-leverage reliever, which would significantly strengthen the bullpen.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The other three — Robert Suarez, Adrián Morejón and Jason Adam — were named to the All-Star team, but Estrada was every bit as important to protecting leads, even after Mason Miller was acquired to further strengthen the bullpen.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For Lucy, that meant realizing that her dad had lied about his true intentions and his role in bombing Shady Sands.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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