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
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
Athletes will sit on the fields in a dedicated space flanking the protocol stage.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Although some outlier results are suggesting a flanking edge impact at Earth.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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 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
Athletes will sit on the fields in a dedicated space flanking the protocol stage.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Although some outlier results are suggesting a flanking edge impact at Earth.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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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Ladd, Laura and Bruce also all have adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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His land holdings included a tobacco farm, orchards, a swampy area adjoining a creek, and his humble family home.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to kidnappings, the gangs run extortion rings and control access to a key border crossing for commerce between Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The left engine detached from the wing during takeoff, and the plane crashed moments after departure, colliding with structures in the neighboring industrial area to the south of the airport.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Iran, Baghdad’s arch enemy during Hussein’s rule, now enjoys significant influence in Iraq – another direct result of the US invasion.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meet Cute founder Naomi Shah is joining Fox as senior vp operations and strategy, focusing on AI innovation, entertainment technology and IP expansion.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Before joining the assembly, Mamdani worked for a year at a housing nonprofit.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Guaidó’s team seemed interested in using part of the funds for the operation to finance riots in the streets that would go alongside the incursion.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of these are described by a narrator and visualized as ghostly incursions from the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Yet there's been internal stress due to layoffs, return-to-office mandates and controversy surrounding Microsoft's contracts.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to The Sacramento Bee's Jason Anderson, a league source said the Kings haven’t engaged the Grizzlies in trade talks amid the recent circumstances surrounding Morant.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What’s happening now Fuel is running short in Bamako as militants belonging to a group called Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam al-Muslimin (JNIM) cut roads to the capital, attack military patrols and ambush tanker trucks.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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