variants
or phalanges
as in groups
formal
a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together
A solid phalanx of armed guards stood in front of the castle. She had to go through a phalanx of television cameras.
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Recent Examples of phalanxes
The further out one is known as the interphalangeal joint because your toe has two bones, the distal and the proximal phalanges.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanxes
Noun
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The Tides Center, part of the larger Tides network, is under House Ways and Means Committee scrutiny for supporting anti-Israel groups like the Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and the Catalyst Project.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Chinese groups reportedly used it to troubleshoot code and expand access into networks, while North Korean hackers leaned on Gemini to draft cover letters and scout IT job postings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Acción Andina has involved roughly 40,000 local stewards who run tree nurseries, join tree-planting brigades and protect trees from livestock and wildfires.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just as this recent wave of protests was receding, leaving behind deep concern and uncertainty, one of the country’s most beloved bands — Just a Band — was staging a reunion at a party celebrating analytical webzine Africa Is a Country’s first print anthology.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are countless bands playing gigs every day over on the west coast, but very few can say that they were joined on stage by a superstar like Lana Del Rey for a surprise duet.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Patriot batteries are critical for its air defenses.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Leaf Blowers Leaf blowers come in backpack or handheld models, and can be powered by gas, electricity, or batteries.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills are off to a great start this season with a 4-0 record and are one of just two remaining undefeated teams.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Like the Signature Slim Solar+ K980, there’s also an MX Master 4 for Business variant that offers compatibility with Logi Tune and Logitech Sync, two Logitech platforms designed to help IT teams monitor, manage, and optimize Logitech devices.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Phalanxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanxes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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