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
Ben Ayers, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025
With contentious legislation, every vote counts, and Johnson’s speakership has been plagued by revolt from fiscal hawks and other conservatives on his right flank.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The heated pool, hot tub, and a 60-foot deck are flanked by cabanas and daybeds, complete with towel service, sunscreen, and a dedicated host.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There are far fewer climbers on Mount Everest in the fall than in the spring, but the peak’s higher flanks are often buried under deep snowfall after the summer monsoons.
—Ben Ayers, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025
With contentious legislation, every vote counts, and Johnson’s speakership has been plagued by revolt from fiscal hawks and other conservatives on his right flank.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Although some outlier results are suggesting a flanking edge impact at Earth.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The heated pool, hot tub, and a 60-foot deck are flanked by cabanas and daybeds, complete with towel service, sunscreen, and a dedicated host.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flank
Noun
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Both downtown Janesville and the city's south side are considered food deserts due to a lack of accessible grocery stores with affordable, fresh produce options.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Farm Bank’s marketing hardly touched the computer-game side of the business.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Where to stay One 1913 Beaux-Arts building and one modern structure joined by a courtyard, Ignacia Guest House has nine rooms, a pink lounge, a library, and a kitchen and dining space with French doors that lead outside.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The actor joined the cast in 2014.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 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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That’s because the Metro Nashville Council has approved a resolution that could help Metro Nashville Parks acquire approximately 308 more acres of land adjoining the park.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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As already touched on in the Introduction, Art Forms in Nature almost immediately impacted the visual culture of the early twentieth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Through it all, Max was there, calling her name and gently touching her arm.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Air raid alerts were in place in Kyiv and surrounding districts for around an hour and a half before the air force called them off shortly after midnight on Sunday.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police soon zeroed in on another family of transplants, the Lehrers, who had bought the neighboring chocolate plantation Bois Cotlette in 2011.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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The curious newcomer, likely a recently independent cub, climbed a tree near the perimeter fence — a favorite activity for adventurous young bears — and wandered in from the neighboring 67-acre Sequoia Park forest.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Flank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flank. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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