FRANKS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

franks 1 of 2

noun

plural of frank

as in signatures

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franks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frank

as in mails

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Noun

The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Candidates have until July 15 to declare their intent to seek the nomination and gather signatures from at least 8 of Maine's 16 counties.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of signatures

Noun

López-Alt shared a recipe from a Kentucky friend who puts cocktail weenies in a slow cooker with a cup of ketchup, a cup of brown sugar, and a cup of bourbon before a party.

— Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026
Enrich a can of baked beans (beanies) with bacon and hot dogs (weenies) for a nostalgic summer dish everyone will enjoy having on the table.

— Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of weenies

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Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age five.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The city typically mails out more than 22,000 copies to residents and distributes about 2,000 copies at city facilities.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of mails

Noun

Imagine how that comes across to a president who wouldn’t admit to climate change if his putter melted in his hands or Mar-a-Lago became a swim-up hotel.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of hands

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Split each sausage lengthwise, without cutting completely through, so sausages remain attached along one long side.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Whether the station was helping fight the fires of 2025 or running a pancake breakfast, McIndoe said, Fanara pitched in, supplying pizzas and sausages, offering pizza-making lessons and refusing payment.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of sausages

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Trump regularly posts official communications first on Truth Social, making his account a must-follow for Wall Street firms and news organizations that track the presidency.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The Katy, Texas, native has hunted everything from deer to alligator and posts pictures of his trophies on Instagram.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of posts

Noun

On the wall across the bar are autographs of former USMNT greats, scrawled inside a mighty shield.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026
Unlike modern sports trading cards, which are not only hefty but often bedazzled with autographs, jersey patches, and random holograms, the Panini stickers are flimsy and meant to be abused.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

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