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.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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.
—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.
—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
Inside the star was NYU's torch emblem, and flanking the star on both sides were large swastikas.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 June 2026
But what one fixates on here is how the two men flanking the woman stand protectively close to her.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 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.
—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.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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.
—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.
—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
Inside the star was NYU's torch emblem, and flanking the star on both sides were large swastikas.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 June 2026
But what one fixates on here is how the two men flanking the woman stand protectively close to her.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
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Sun Valley is a world-class luxury resort with a lot of history, a lot of amenities, a wide variety of lodging including luxury, and the adjacent town of Ketchum full of great shops, restaurants and bars.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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If there are other adjacent trees that provide shade for the beds, the impact will be less.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.—
Mariella Rudi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The populist Swiss People's Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from the neighboring European Union.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Organizers argued that Nassau, one of the few New York counties that does not recognize the holiday, is out of step with neighboring districts.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has turned into Europe's worst conflict since World War II, with thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of troops killed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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But both invasions were struck by massive typhoons.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Suarez also discussed the experience of joining one of baseball’s most storied organizations after departing Philadelphia, then watching as both teams failed to meet expectations to start the year.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Deadline reported in April 2025 that Tom Cullen was joining the House of the Dragon cast as Ser Luthor Largent.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Noun
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In 2022, French forces departed Mali as insurgents made incursions into the capital, Bamako.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Among the measures put in effect at the Santa Clara stadium and those in other cities are new protections against drone incursions.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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However, Suzanne Taheri, an attorney representing Greeley Demands Better, said the Telluride case differs from the circumstances surrounding Cascadia.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Police said the investigation remains active, and officers are continuing to gather information regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.—
Alexandra Koch , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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