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
Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The last step includes an alert to draining the dirty water tank from the debris net, which Alpert says is similar to the look of panty hose on a plastic frame.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Voluntary and involuntary staff departures in recent years have tanked web traffic and left it with a skeleton crew.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
When she was eventually reached, both Rajab and the paramedics were found dead, with media investigations concluding that an Israeli tank had likely fired 335 rounds into the car.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The last step includes an alert to draining the dirty water tank from the debris net, which Alpert says is similar to the look of panty hose on a plastic frame.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
One source close to Christy says Sweeney remains a big star with enormous brand recognition, and that two small indie films tanking hasn’t hurt her career.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Voluntary and involuntary staff departures in recent years have tanked web traffic and left it with a skeleton crew.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Verb
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Since this season’s halcyon days -- a weekend home sweep of the Yankees that got Miami even at 55-55 -- the Fish have flopped at 10-22 .—
Greg Cote
September 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cellphone bill flop prompts finger-pointing Hall seized on the vote breakdown as an example of Democratic lawmakers out of step with Whitmer and out of touch with public support for cellphone restrictions at school.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Determined to finish the swim without help from a shark cage, Diana embarks on a four-year journey alongside her best friend and coach (Jodie Foster) and a supportive sailing crew.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cannonier's game plan was a good one, but his approach of using leg kicks to slow his opponent and pick up control time against the cage didn't work.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The marathon meeting evoked memories of a past era of contentious county budgets in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when collapsed real estate values caused a severe revenue crunch for Miami-Dade.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But there have still been high-profile rail bridge collapses like the one in Montana two years ago that sent a train hauling petroleum products into the Yellowstone River, sending tar balls downstream that had to be cleaned up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These rooms include the trash compactor, Princess Leia’s prison cell and the tractor beam control room from A New Hope, and Emperor Palpatine’s throne room as seen in Return of the Jedi.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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This scaffold contains microscopic channels filled with spinal neural progenitor cells, or sNPCs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The panel studying those cases released a report last year describing how the state child welfare agency missed warning signs and failed to protect dozens of children from dying of the illicit drug.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the Bundys and five others were acquitted of all charges after jurors said prosecutors failed to prove their intent.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other families were seen pushing and pulling makeshift wagons piled high with mattresses, empty jugs of water, clothes and other basics needed for survival.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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No matter the time of day, there’s usually a cluster of people standing around it, each of them filling up empty bottles and gallon jugs.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tidy, good on the ball, defensively tight and can bomb up the left flank, just don’t expect many assists (three in 137 appearances for Lille).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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No one has bombed North Korea, after all.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the bullpen failed to maintain the lead as the offense fell flat.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Depth is needed for the Cubs' pitching staff, and Buehler could certainly help as a swing man, working between the bullpen and starting rotation.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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