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
Using the HistoPad, visitors fly down a dirt road flanked by wooden snake rail fences to the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
DeChambeau’s second shot was from the fairway, hitting down toward a green that was flanked by a pond and a bunker.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their gorgeous beige-and-brown leopard-print pony skin upper is flanked by the brand’s signature star and a swerve in anthracite metallic leather — on dove-gray suede —set off with orange laces.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Surrounded by family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in June 1988, the young princes flanked their grandfather at the Trooping the Colour parade.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
To celebrate the little 4x4's Thai debut, Toyota showed the standard version flanked by a series of concept variants, each dressed to the nines in aftermarket hardware to a particular theme.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
She was flanked by Santana shooting survivor Phil Ortiz, who was a 16-year-old sophomore and maybe 50 feet from Williams during the attack.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Mascherano opted to play without a natural striker at the end of last season and utilize Messi as a deep-lying forward (false nine) who could also create, flanked by young, speedy, energetic Mateo Silvetti and Tadeo Allende.
—Michelle Kaufman
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Originally plotted as the property’s formal entrance, the area was flanked by two stone walls built around statues representing the changing seasons, followed by two long parallel lines of thin cypress trees.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
DeChambeau’s second shot was from the fairway, hitting down toward a green that was flanked by a pond and a bunker.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their gorgeous beige-and-brown leopard-print pony skin upper is flanked by the brand’s signature star and a swerve in anthracite metallic leather — on dove-gray suede —set off with orange laces.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Surrounded by family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in June 1988, the young princes flanked their grandfather at the Trooping the Colour parade.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
To celebrate the little 4x4's Thai debut, Toyota showed the standard version flanked by a series of concept variants, each dressed to the nines in aftermarket hardware to a particular theme.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
She was flanked by Santana shooting survivor Phil Ortiz, who was a 16-year-old sophomore and maybe 50 feet from Williams during the attack.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Mascherano opted to play without a natural striker at the end of last season and utilize Messi as a deep-lying forward (false nine) who could also create, flanked by young, speedy, energetic Mateo Silvetti and Tadeo Allende.
—Michelle Kaufman
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Originally plotted as the property’s formal entrance, the area was flanked by two stone walls built around statues representing the changing seasons, followed by two long parallel lines of thin cypress trees.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanked
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The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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When first responders arrived, heavy smoke filled the air and flames were observed in the front corner window of the first floor of a 16-unit apartment building which is adjoined to two other apartment buildings.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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After decades of Communism, the economy expanded; Hungary joined NATO and was on its way to full membership in the European Union.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Because the two halves of the mandible had not yet joined, the creature would have been physically incapable of eating on its own.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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If your lawn is surrounded by weeds, gophers may be attracted to the area, dining on the roots of the weeds on the way to your lawn.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Borrowing costs across multiple European economies have touched multi-decade highs in recent weeks, with elevated oil prices driving inflationary fears and complicating how investors assess the future path of interest rates.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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His father and one of his brothers Liam said they were moved by how many people Conor touched in his short life.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Flanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanked. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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