as in group
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 phalanx
Meanwhile, the two teams in this year’s Finals – Indianapolis and Oklahoma City – are from small markets, and feature phalanxes of low-cost younger players and emerging stars.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Imagine a helmeted phalanx of Thracian soldiers advancing on an enemy.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The Thunder ranked No. 1 in defense during both the regular season and the postseason, owing to their phalanx of strong defenders.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Dressed in a Carolina T-shirt, he was asked to pose for the phalanx of photographers but declined.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Imagine a helmeted phalanx of Thracian soldiers advancing on an enemy.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The Thunder ranked No. 1 in defense during both the regular season and the postseason, owing to their phalanx of strong defenders.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Dressed in a Carolina T-shirt, he was asked to pose for the phalanx of photographers but declined.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet the project still has powerful defenders — Gov. Gavin Newsom, major labor and environmental groups, and many transit experts — who argue that despite early mistakes, the state can’t afford to walk away.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The brigade’s frontline operations are driven by data, of which there is more every day.—
ERIC SCHMIDT,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday night, Wilson and the rest of the Heart brigade — which includes sister Nancy Wilson on guitar and vocals — was back in action and kicking off the latest leg of its tour at Chase Center in San Francisco.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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In addition, the platoon of Laureano and O’Hearn should solve the Padres’ longtime offensive void in left field where a total of 10 players had combined to hit .229 with a .613 OPS this year, third worst among left fielders in the majors.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Red Sox neglected to address first base, which keeps the pressure on the platoon of Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez to stay on pace with overperforming offensive productions.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
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Such groupings are not substitutes for alliances but alternatives that provide security dividends without sacrificing India’s autonomy.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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It Still Moves, which reached the Billboard 200 that year, five years after the band formed in Louisville.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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AccuWeather meteorologists warn that outer bands could trigger flash flooding and mudslides from Antigua and Barbuda through Puerto Rico.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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And last season, despite that, the particular malaise has been our inability to hold on to single-goal leads (which resulted in a bunch of draws).—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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There were at least nine or 10 animals in the bunch; all but one left medium-size tracks.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the team eliminated microscopic cracks, ensuring stronger, more resilient batteries while simultaneously improving their lifespan and performance.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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The server, a capricious machine with a battery of hard drives, occupied a soundproof box in his home studio.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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The judgement of history, however, will not help those now being rounded up by Trump’s ICE agents and DeSantis’ posse.—
Howard Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Outside were members of the brand’s unofficial posse, generally dressed in baggy jeans, T-shirts, and hat and headscarf combos, chanted ‘Obligatory’, the show’s name, as VIPs began to filter in while the crowd waited.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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