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 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 At the opposite end, the bow features another pool flanked by a long lounge. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 Mbeumo led the line against Leeds for the third consecutive friendly, flanked by Amad to his right and Patrick Dorgu to his left, and has stood out. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 When former Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a victory speech after winning his north London seat in the 2024 General Election, he was flanked by someone in an Elmo costume and a man wearing a laboratory coat and a comically large hat. — Richard Hall, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 It is flanked on either side with fruit trees — Asian pears, peaches, nectarines, avocados and figs. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Beach options abound, from bustling Oceanfront Beach flanked by the Virginia Beach Boardwalk to quieter options like Sandbridge Beach and Chesapeake Bay Beach. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Luxon then emerged flanked by his lawmakers to give a brief statement and departed without taking any questions from reporters. — ABC News, 11 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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  • Prosecutors said that Hsu and Yang coordinated to support Huang Shan-shan, an independent candidate for Taipei mayor, who later joined the TPP.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Emery joined in October 2022, revolutionising Villa’s standing.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
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  • This autumn, the brand will open its first flagship at 35–37 Sloane Square in London, surrounded by premium lifestyle neighbours such as Tiffany & Co and Aesop.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for those of you who’ve spent many happy hours laughing at the Road Runner getting the better of his fanatical pursuer, you’ll be touched to discover that the two have a mutual respect and are even — gasp — friends.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched

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