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
Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
More than 20 hikers needed to be rescued from the flanks of Mount Washington in New Hampshire after wintry conditions swept across the famed peak on Saturday, October 25.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After their dinner at Kkanbu Chicken, the three leaders headed to Nvidia’s GeForce Gamer Festival, where Huang – flanked by Lee and Chung – promised to make a big announcement at the APEC summit on Friday.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Pain From the Spread of Bladder Cancer Pain, too, can be an indication that the tumor has spread, especially pain in the flank area or the area above your pubic bone.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
More than 20 hikers needed to be rescued from the flanks of Mount Washington in New Hampshire after wintry conditions swept across the famed peak on Saturday, October 25.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
During her performance, Perry memorably sang while flanked by two backup dancers dressed up as sharks.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
After their dinner at Kkanbu Chicken, the three leaders headed to Nvidia’s GeForce Gamer Festival, where Huang – flanked by Lee and Chung – promised to make a big announcement at the APEC summit on Friday.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flank
Noun
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Once on the Israeli side, we were ordered not to open the windows and to leave the car only through the right-hand doors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Five players scored in double figures, while the home side ended the game on a 19-1 run.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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In 2017, Nepal joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s vast infrastructure investment program.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Ladd, Laura and Bruce also all have adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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His land holdings included a tobacco farm, orchards, a swampy area adjoining a creek, and his humble family home.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The porous polymer coating that reflects up to 97 percent of sunlight and radiates heat into the air, keeping surfaces up to six degrees cooler than the surrounding air even under direct sun.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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And Woll is seemingly in a good place after returning to the Leafs, taking part in multiple high-tempo practices, and on Friday, speaking to the media for the first time surrounding his absence.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Because at the end of the day, pixels may reach us, but print touches us.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Armed with small handheld RFID readers, thieves can wirelessly scan credit cards or passports from a short distance to capture chip data and clone cards without ever touching your wallet.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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José Luis Flores, a man in his 40s from the neighboring State of Mexico, proudly displayed a tattoo on his chest featuring the late singer’s image.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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Khalid Al-Ibrahim and his brother, Abdul Aziz (not the prince), acquired — through shell companies — hotels, apartment complexes, offices, shopping centers and around 1,000 boat slips in Marina del Rey, the upscale seaside community neighboring Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported in 1989.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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