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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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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of phalanx was in 1553
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