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- flanking farms that share the same water source
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- bounding,
- circumjacent,
- embracing,
- encircling,
- enclosing
- (also inclosing),
- fencing,
- rimming,
- surrounding
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flanking
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of flanking (Entry 2 of 3)
flanking
verbSynonyms of flanking (Entry 3 of 3)
- the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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