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
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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.
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Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The site will be largely dedicated to inkjet printing technologies for fashion and home textiles, flanking the existing textile division at the Kufstein complex.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
The other messages flanking the banners are just as mismatched.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The Transportation Security Administration projects heavy travel volumes on both days flanking the long weekend, with more than 3 million passengers expected to pass through TSA checkpoints on Sunday alone.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
That leaves room for all sorts of brainstorming, including Aitken’s curiosity about flanking the development with high-rise residential buildings, similar to the condominiums that have risen next to Petco Park in San Diego.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The patriarch’s younger son, Abhay, thirty-nine, and his family live on the top floor in a spacious, breezy apartment that commands a fine view of Dhakuria Lake, which stretches away into the distance, flanking Southern Avenue.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
There’d be the Camel cigarette billboard that would be blowing smoke, or on top of Bond’s, there was a gigantic billboard with an actual waterfall and two giant semi-nude figures flanking it.
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Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
9 June 2026
Noun
But Earth appears to have been struck by a far flanking edge of the storm, meaning most of the magnetic cloud likely missed our planet, according to an update from the center.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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.
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Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
In a clip played right before Jackson took the stage for his last concert on his One More for the Road – The Finale tour, Swift’s surprise video was played on screens flanking the stage.
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Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The site will be largely dedicated to inkjet printing technologies for fashion and home textiles, flanking the existing textile division at the Kufstein complex.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
The other messages flanking the banners are just as mismatched.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The Transportation Security Administration projects heavy travel volumes on both days flanking the long weekend, with more than 3 million passengers expected to pass through TSA checkpoints on Sunday alone.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
That leaves room for all sorts of brainstorming, including Aitken’s curiosity about flanking the development with high-rise residential buildings, similar to the condominiums that have risen next to Petco Park in San Diego.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The patriarch’s younger son, Abhay, thirty-nine, and his family live on the top floor in a spacious, breezy apartment that commands a fine view of Dhakuria Lake, which stretches away into the distance, flanking Southern Avenue.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
There’d be the Camel cigarette billboard that would be blowing smoke, or on top of Bond’s, there was a gigantic billboard with an actual waterfall and two giant semi-nude figures flanking it.
—
Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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In 1918, a neighboring property sale recorded inaccurate boundaries that improperly absorbed the cemetery into an adjacent parcel — the first of decades of land transfers that gradually left the burial ground isolated and inaccessible.
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Netflix has also moved aggressively into entertainment-adjacent sectors, such as videogames and live experiences.
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Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.
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Safa Muhammad lives in the townhomes adjoining the lot, and attended the open house with some neighbors.
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Several suites are in the mix, including a Palace Roof Suite with swoon-worthy scenery from its waterfront terrace and a Bosphorus Palace Suite that can connect to adjoining rooms to create a three-bedroom royal residence.
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The suspect got away via steps to a small street to the neighboring French town of Beausoleil, according to surveillance footage.
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The suspect crossed the border into France on foot, and was identified via video surveillance in Monaco and the neighboring French town of Beausoleil, Mirmand said.
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Ukrainska Pravda said he was targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 for ties to Russia, a year after Moscow launched its ongoing full-scale invasion.
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On a single night last week, Russia reported intercepting 660 drones across 12 regions — one of the largest Ukrainian attacks since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
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Thank you all so much, Trevor, Karissa, Sarah for joining me on The Excerpt, and of course, Happy 4th of July.
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Before becoming a pro, Kelly, an Anaheim native, played his high school baseball with CHS before joining UC Riverside for college ball.
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Past Israel-Hezbollah ceasefires in Lebanon have often failed, and, in the run-up to the MOU, Israeli forces made their deepest incursions into Lebanon in the past quarter century.
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Settlers have also made incursions into the Palestinian city.
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department continues to work closely with the FBI as investigators follow up on leads, review information, and pursue the facts surrounding this case.
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The trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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