FRANKS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

franks 1 of 2

noun

plural of frank

as in signatures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frank

as in mails

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Noun

In addition to the map itself, the case focused on People Not Politicians, a referendum campaign that submitted more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide referendum vote on the map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
The blood test screens for three molecular signatures of pancreatic cancer.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of signatures

Noun

That was for liberals and other lily-livered, do-goody weenies—losers like you and me.

— James Wolcott, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026
The sausage rolls, known commonly as pigs in a blanket, were packaged as a dozen Parker House Rolls stuffed with cocktail weenies.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Parton also made an effort to contribute to causes such as child literacy with her Imagination Library program, which mails a free age-appropriate book to children every month from birth to fifth grade.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The Imagination Library mails free books to children around the world.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of mails

Noun

However, a process built around experimentation and human hands — which can only work so fast — becomes complicated as demand accelerates.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Among other things, Noohu accused showrunner Ed Brubaker of rubbing his back and of making comments about running his hands through Noohu’s hair.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hands

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Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Gonella's is an Italian grocery store with a deli counter with lunch meats, salads, specialty sausages, cannolis and an olive bar.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Fitzpatrick also posts online regularly about meeting with groups across the district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
On a map on the agency’s website where the agency posts updates of wall construction across the entire southern border, a photo showed a crane lifting one of the 30-foot-tall steel wall panels into place while construction workers looked on.

— Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end instead signed autographs for fans from the players’ parking lot.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But all hell broke loose when the Gallaghers descended into the crowd to sign autographs, turning the theater into a mild mosh pit as fans jockeyed for a selfie or signature.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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