as in group
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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 phalanx
The phalanx of equipment that washes, nebulizes, steams and laser-etches is all new—and completely state-of-the-art—so that everything uses less water, energy and chemistry.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
They will be backed by a phalanx of surveillance cameras, drones and multiple real-time technological hubs monitoring every entrance, doorway and egress point.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Facing a phalanx of cameras, Newsom declared victory and urged other blue states to follow California’s lead.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But tell that to the phalanx of local and national entities — from community boards to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — that don't share their predilections.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
They will be backed by a phalanx of surveillance cameras, drones and multiple real-time technological hubs monitoring every entrance, doorway and egress point.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Facing a phalanx of cameras, Newsom declared victory and urged other blue states to follow California’s lead.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
But tell that to the phalanx of local and national entities — from community boards to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — that don't share their predilections.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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During a recent 36-hour blackout, a group of men cooked a large pot over burning tree limbs on the sidewalk of one of Havana’s main stately avenues.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Each housing site will connect to an outside courtyard with a garden and big communal rooms with group activities, Coates said.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Cuban brigade had been in Honduras since 2024, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between the leftist government of former Honduran President Xiomara Castro and her Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cuban medical brigades have served as the backbone of fragile health systems.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their one stab at it did not work as Evan Engram morphed into a platoon player.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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However, the same team, using a very similar technique and looking in the same region of space (near the constellation of Perseus), then found a second grouping of four globular clusters, again in a very tight region of space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The grouping of McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu ranks in the 94th percentile in on/off numbers, according to Cleaning the Glass.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tommy DeCarlo, a longtime fan of Boston who became the classic rock band’s lead singer in the late 2000s, has died.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tommy DeCarlo, a singer who made the leap from fan to touring lead vocalist for the rock band Boston, has died.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some tricks to slow down ripening and prevent bruising include separating bananas from the bunch, hanging them from a hook, and wrapping their stems in plastic wrap to prevent the release of ethylene gas.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Each team has to drag three giant snakes through a bunch of obstacles and then get a ball through a snake maze to win immunity.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Ukraine’s inventories of Patriot batteries and their PAC-3 missiles are limited, as Zelensky made clear in recent remarks.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The phone is powered by a 20,000mAh battery and also features a loudspeaker that can be used as an alarm, but show attendees were most captivated by its fire-starting functionality.—
Angela Moscaritolo,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 2026
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As for Ruffalo himself, who has on more than one occasion ruffled a few feathers with his advocacy, red carpet label pins and outspokenness, the Hulk actor suggested to Bonta to put together a posse.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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