flanked

verb

past tense of flank
as in adjoined
to be adjacent to the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

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Recent Examples of flanked In Otto’s room, the vintage bed is dressed in a vintage Pendleton blanket from The Company Store and flanked with sconces from In Common With. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 On the bottom, a USB-C port is flanked by two speaker grilles. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Instead of just having a sign hanging above the gate, as is usually the case, COTALAND's striking soaring entrance corridor is flanked by massive murals of flowers. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 He was flanked by one of his lawyers and by advocates from the Center for Constitutional Rights and another progressive organization, Jewish Voice for Peace. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Attesting to his labor is an ovoid pavilion at the exhibition’s center recreating Brancusi’s studio, chock-a-block with his myriad tools and flanked by walls on both sides bearing letters, photographs, and archival items. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The royal showed off her new engagement ring from Mark Phillips at Buckingham Palace in 1973, featuring a striking sapphire flanked by two diamonds. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026 Both Bell Fernandez and Lozano Bonilla were taken to the airport wearing bulletproof vests and helmets flanked by tight security, local media reported. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 The boats are flanked by cascading waterfalls, and mountains that appear to curve in on themselves. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanked
  1. adjoined
  2. joined
  3. surrounded
  4. touched
Verb
  • Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Definition of adjoined
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  • While captain Henderson is crucial for a harmonious atmosphere and has the self-confidence to lead the team into this new era, and he is joined by the ever-humorous Hughes, there is an absence of strong personalities in this squad.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • They were joined by family members and by dancers in their jangling skirts until the ceremonial grounds felt charged with noise and purpose.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the building’s atrium, the floor is filled with bunk beds that are surrounded by private rooms of varied size that can accommodate four to eight people.
    — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • During a subsequent forensic interview at the Children's Protection Center, the teen disclosed that the defendant touched her thigh and torso while tickling her.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The port director also touched on comments made by Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc earlier this month, who cited that infrastructure at major global ports is being stretched too thin.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched

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