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
Her other painting shows the president walking through a phalanx of flags.
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New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
There were dancing gladiators and moka pots, a phalanx of runway models dressed (in Armani) in green, white and red, to represent the Italian flag.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The violinist Giovanni Andrea Zanon played a 300-year-old Stradivarius; a phalanx of models strutted around in classic suits in the colors of the Italian flag; the actress Sabrina Impacciatore paid tribute to the Olympics’ more recent past via an extended dance sequence set in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Flanked by a phalanx of security personnel, Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and their children have now arrived at the arena to watch this morning's ice dancing competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
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New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
There were dancing gladiators and moka pots, a phalanx of runway models dressed (in Armani) in green, white and red, to represent the Italian flag.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The violinist Giovanni Andrea Zanon played a 300-year-old Stradivarius; a phalanx of models strutted around in classic suits in the colors of the Italian flag; the actress Sabrina Impacciatore paid tribute to the Olympics’ more recent past via an extended dance sequence set in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Flanked by a phalanx of security personnel, Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and their children have now arrived at the arena to watch this morning's ice dancing competition.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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Investigators say a disturbance between two groups inside a business carried over into the parking lot and a female suspect got into her car, killing one while injuring a man and two other women.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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This group exhibition is the third in a series of shows at Art Produce Gallery in North Park, presented by Space 4 Art, and curated by Alessandra Moctezuma, professor of museum studies and gallery director at San Diego Mesa College.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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In Cairo, a famously nocturnal city, shops and restaurants are now forced to close at 9 pm, with police brigades sweeping through the broad downtown avenues to urge everyone to go home.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Another brigade trained at the Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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The busiest single day saw 12 new clients join, with one person saying four other members of their platoon were also interested.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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But if McMahon continues to struggle, Boone may not have much of a choice but to abandon the platoon plans.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Only Every Brilliant Thing, the one-man show starring Daniel Radcliffe, with a $195 average ticket price, and Hamilton with an average ticket price of $219 and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with Tom Felton $208 surpassed that grouping.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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To be considered eligible for induction, the artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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But for us Xennials and millennials in the crowd who remember the OG Warped Tour, the ska punk band’s set was a fun break from the more traditional Coachella fare.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The squads have scrimmaged each other a bunch — and even have some connective tissue in Brandt Bronico, who is now with CLTFC but played for the Independence for a time — but never in a real setting like this one.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, safety verification is becoming a central focus as sodium-ion batteries move closer to commercial deployment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, as many as 4,000 potholes were fixed as part of the program, and city officials hope to continue making road improvements in the new era of the pothole posse.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The man was surrounded by his posse who was filming him on a phone and carrying a bag of boxing gloves.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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