as in adjacent
having a border in common
flanking farms that share the same water source
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as in envelopment
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as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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Recent Examples of flanking
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
There is also an undated shot of Clinton and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger flanking a woman whose face has been blacked out at an unspecified event.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Athletes will sit on the fields in a dedicated space flanking the protocol stage.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
The Magnify, Info, Q, Delete, and Play buttons are located lower down, flanking the flat rear command dial (used for EV compensation in most modes), with a central Set button.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Though construction on the project did restart in January after a long hiatus, as reported by Newsweek, work has now ramped up on the site in earnest, and the building's central core has reached floor 69, with its flanking wings lagging roughly five floors behind.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the two guards flanking him during the hearing then called him a liar, according to Zaher.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But other times, the ability to sprint away from two flanking Hunters on Heroic mode is a welcome reprieve from watching Master Chief get ragdolled across a map over and over again.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Although some outlier results are suggesting a flanking edge impact at Earth.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
So at this time our forecast still holds but, as mentioned, with a low level of confidence for a grazing or flanking edge effect from the CME passages.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
One clip in the carousel sees her two young sons flanking her on stage in mid-December in Buenos Aires.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
There is also an undated shot of Clinton and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger flanking a woman whose face has been blacked out at an unspecified event.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Athletes will sit on the fields in a dedicated space flanking the protocol stage.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
The Magnify, Info, Q, Delete, and Play buttons are located lower down, flanking the flat rear command dial (used for EV compensation in most modes), with a central Set button.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Though construction on the project did restart in January after a long hiatus, as reported by Newsweek, work has now ramped up on the site in earnest, and the building's central core has reached floor 69, with its flanking wings lagging roughly five floors behind.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
One of the two guards flanking him during the hearing then called him a liar, according to Zaher.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But other times, the ability to sprint away from two flanking Hunters on Heroic mode is a welcome reprieve from watching Master Chief get ragdolled across a map over and over again.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Although some outlier results are suggesting a flanking edge impact at Earth.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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Bryden is working to spread Cureate locations around her current home base of Northwest Arkansas into adjacent states.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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In a street vacation, the city agrees to relinquish a public right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the town adjoining the base, Delta Junction, is small (with a 2020 population of 918) and has only a handful of food stores and restaurants.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Members can also take advantage of the family program and book adjoining rooms at half price.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The spectacle of Maduro being transported to a New York courthouse may draw inconvenient attention to Putin’s failure to successfully impose regime change on neighboring Ukraine.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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In neighboring Serbia, some western municipalities introduced emergency measures due to bad weather.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The plaintiff seeks damages for privacy invasion, emotional distress, reputational harm and alleged placement on government watch lists.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prior to joining Cabot in 2019, Reed won four state championships while at El Dorado.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Left Arrow Right Arrow The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't be joining the John Harbaugh sweepstakes or any head coaching search, for that matter, heading into 2026.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drone incursions, sabotage and the vulnerability of nuclear reactors to attack are turning Europe into a dangerous flashpoint.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chavez argued the regime’s incursion in drug trafficking was necessary to help the FARC take power in Colombia, which borders Venezuela.—
Jay Weaver
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But, amid all the energy surrounding the team’s future, the looming lawsuit against Missouri’s stadium-funding plan has drawn little public attention over the past several weeks.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Even more striking, the gas moved in a very orderly and coherent way, with far less random motion than the surrounding stars.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Maybe Buffalo is a team of destiny, but this feels like an ambush in waiting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, after surviving an ambush, Kyle finally confronts Callahan (Richard Brake), the man who killed his wife Tracy (Nishi Munshi).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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