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
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
But what one fixates on here is how the two men flanking the woman stand protectively close to her.
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Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 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.
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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
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.
—
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
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Making the patio even more attractive is the handsome outdoor furniture, a fire pit, and a set of stairs leading to a beautiful grassy area that connects to the adjacent Farmington Country Club.
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The 28-year-old had studied economics in college, with some adjacent experience from working summers at his father’s car dealership, but knew nothing of selling houses.
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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 fallen tree struck three neighboring homes, including the house next door, where the tree crashed through the kitchen.
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California is still the biggest spender overall, and even the neighboring New York state dwarfs New Jersey today — but change is in the Jersey Shore salt water air.
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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And Beale is perfect as the politically savvy, fine-food-loving Ser Simon, joining in Season 2.
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Shortly after joining Season 8 of the Peacock dating show, Keyser was removed from Casa Amor when a video of Keyser lip-syncing to the song surfaced online where she is seen using the N-word.
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Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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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 30 Jun. 2026.
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