as in adjacent
having a border in common
flanking farms that share the same water source
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in envelopment
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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The Titan Health Center, a full-service clinic adjacent to Murrell Taylor Elementary School, has been operational in the community for two months.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025 -
The Palm House Dining Room is adjacent to the lobby and bar area, but has different design, blending Pam Beach glamor with Japanese minimalism.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The layout flows gently into a spacious kitchen and adjoining living room framed by windows and centered around an inviting fireplace.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Families can also opt for adjoining rooms, providing both privacy and togetherness.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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Zelensky has also warned that territory conceded to Russia would simply be used as a springboard for further invasions, as happened with Crimea, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, and used as a launchpad for the full-scale war in 2022.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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After a home invasion that put his wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen) and kids Sammy (Paisley Cadorath) and Brady (Gage Monroe) in peril, Hutch snaps back to his old ways as an off-the-books government assassin and goes scorched earth on the bad guys.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In another court challenge, the drama surrounding beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting significantly ramped up this week.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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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
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Scenarios encountered by drivers include other vehicles, pavement quality, debris on the road, pedestrians (alert or looking at their phone), traffic signals, signage, animal incursions, and weather variability which affects both perception and tire traction.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To be sure, even if Europe is generally equipped to handle a possible Russian incursion, some specific U.S. ground systems will be difficult to replace.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
23 July 2025
Noun
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This betrayal directly led to a fatal ambush in the Philippines where David’s entire U.S. intelligence team was wiped out, except for him.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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The systematic obstruction of congressional oversight, inhumane detention conditions and courthouse ambush operation at 26 Federal Plaza represent a fundamental threat to the rule of law.—
Murad Awawdeh,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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