as in adjacent
having a border in common
flanking farms that share the same water source
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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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as in envelopment
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Recent Examples of flanking
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The commissioners flanking the girl, who barely reaches their shoulders, face one another over her head.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to pumpkins flanking your front door, an autumnal wreath is a great low-lift way to add a festive touch to your porch or entryway.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Hanging baskets can fill vertical space, while symmetrical topiary trees flanking the door bring structure and elegance.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
But that is exactly what happened Wednesday morning at Casa Cipriani, where the lineup on the velvet green sofas was impressive, ranging from Luigi Maramotti, Renzo Rosso and Remo Ruffini to Alfonso Dolce, Gildo Zegna and Lorenzo Bertelli, all flanking Carlo Capasa, head of the Camera.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
On either side of the cool, free-flowing river, hollows flanking the water conceal outtakes from another time—from prehistoric sites dating back thousands of years to untamed wilderness and waterfalls left wholly untouched.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
His line, with Parker Kelly and Logan O’Connor flanking him, had a huge series against the Stars, consistently tilting the ice in Colorado’s favor.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
Perhaps most importantly, Pettersson played those minutes while flanking Marcus Pettersson and playing the right side.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The commissioners flanking the girl, who barely reaches their shoulders, face one another over her head.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to pumpkins flanking your front door, an autumnal wreath is a great low-lift way to add a festive touch to your porch or entryway.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Hanging baskets can fill vertical space, while symmetrical topiary trees flanking the door bring structure and elegance.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
But that is exactly what happened Wednesday morning at Casa Cipriani, where the lineup on the velvet green sofas was impressive, ranging from Luigi Maramotti, Renzo Rosso and Remo Ruffini to Alfonso Dolce, Gildo Zegna and Lorenzo Bertelli, all flanking Carlo Capasa, head of the Camera.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
On either side of the cool, free-flowing river, hollows flanking the water conceal outtakes from another time—from prehistoric sites dating back thousands of years to untamed wilderness and waterfalls left wholly untouched.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
His line, with Parker Kelly and Logan O’Connor flanking him, had a huge series against the Stars, consistently tilting the ice in Colorado’s favor.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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The private security officers can now enforce laws and make arrests along the entire rail trail, sidewalks surrounding transit centers and other areas adjacent to transit property.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Create your own picnic of goods from the market, then enjoy free live music at the adjacent Riverwalk Stage.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Guests perused the library and adjoining galleries while enjoying cocktails and a fun card game of chance.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Also, Froedtert's birth center, located within the neighboring Children's hospital, is expanding.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Belgian defense officials said about 15 unidentified drones were seen flying over a military base in Elsenborn before crossing into neighboring Germany, Belgium's VRT NWS reported.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The union held a rally in Queens, hoping to bring attention to the job losses and accusing Amazon of cutting ties with the DSP as retaliation for its drivers joining the Teamsters union last year.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Wilson came on board as a third member of the hosting team, joining Bryan and football great Peyton Manning, who had been paired up as a duo the previous two years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though Russian craft have repeatedly violated NATO airspace during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the shootdowns over Poland represented the first time NATO had shot down Russian drones.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The project was originally inspired by a brochure, In Case of Emergency or War, which the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security began distributing to the public a few weeks before the invasion in early 2022.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Putin mocked Western alarm over drone incursions into NATO airspace, and accused European nations of using them to inflame tensions.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The sightings follow a series of Russian incursions into NATO airspace, but Moscow denied responsibility for the Munich drones.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Any area where people are touching the same surfaces can be a risk, and people can get infected from touching items in those areas.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The broad market index started the day modestly higher, touching a new all-time intraday high, before fizzling a bit and trading near the flatline.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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