flanking 1 of 3

flanking

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verb

present participle of flank

flanking

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
  • The Beak and Barrel will be adjacent to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Adventureland and serve drinks and food to hungry swashbucklers and their crews.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • The resort features an on-site dive center, Belize Pro Dive Center, and the property is adjacent to Belize’s Great Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world.
    Essence, Essence, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park was extended to include the adjoining Hin Nam No National Park in Laos.
    James Doubek, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • The architect’s eponymous firm has also designed an adjoining entertainment venue for the site.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • Collins is the third TCU player to enter the portal joining Vasean Allette and Isaiah Manning.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Tesla plans to launch a ride-hail service in Austin around June, joining Amazon’s (AMZN) Zoox and Waymo — among others — in the city.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Doyle also has two other convictions for narcotics possession, and in 2010 he was charged with armed home invasion and aggravated domestic battery stemming from an incident in Skokie.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
  • The country has been at war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • In another court challenge, the drama surrounding beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting significantly ramped up this week.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Neither did Kennedy blame his predecessors for the Soviet incursion in Cuba, President Eisenhower, a Republican, and President Truman, a Democrat.
    Richard Cherwitz, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
  • The alleged embezzlement has been cited as one of the reasons for deficiencies in Russia’s defensive lines that failed to stem a surprise Ukrainian incursion in the region launched in August 2024.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Waiting in ambush uses power, and the drone’s battery will have been running down.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • Authorities also confirmed the identity of the suspect in the firefighter ambush.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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