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
Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
After their summer splurge, Forest now have Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Dilane Bakwa, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, and, at a push, Arnaud Kalimuendo available for the flanks.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
In this image, cranes flank the rising solar disk with Earth still in shadow as the first light silhouettes humanity’s next giant eye on the sky.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In virtually any likely end-of-war scenario, Ukraine will remain a hostile, Western-armed neighbor—a permanent sucking wound on Russia’s western flank.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
After their summer splurge, Forest now have Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Dilane Bakwa, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, and, at a push, Arnaud Kalimuendo available for the flanks.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The president joined the British monarch on board The Irish State Coach shortly after his arrival at about noon local time, flanked by an escort of troopers from the Household Cavalry.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
In this image, cranes flank the rising solar disk with Earth still in shadow as the first light silhouettes humanity’s next giant eye on the sky.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flank
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Other Side of the Contest Award shows focus on who wins, but every contest has another side.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In doing so Story joined an exclusive club and now has a chance to set MLB history.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two of our neighbors have fences that adjoin ours and which, based on condition, were built around the same time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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Conceivable is trying to approach the process more holistically by touching every aspect of the workflow rather than point solutions.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Players must also wait to move until the ball hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside the 20-yard line.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Prior controversy surrounding its usage can largely be traced back to a 2002 study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the results of which have largely been refuted.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Still, these Russian systems only form part of the multilayered air defense of either neighboring Gulf state.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Already, Santa Ana leaders have greenlit the 42-acre Related Bristol project to replace the neighboring two shopping centers at Bristol and Sunflower.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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