PHALANX Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

phalanx

noun

Definition of phalanx

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 The original Marilyn got a phalanx of tuxedo-wearing actors to dance with her down the stairs. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 Crime victims are at least as important as criminals; unfortunately, their voices are small compared to the phalanx of behavioral experts who believe the worst place for a person who’s committed a crime is prison. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026 Wired ran a story about the butt pillows used by OpenAI’s phalanx of lawyers and executives, including the president and co-defendant, Greg Brockman, to insulate themselves from the discomfort of the court’s benches. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026 And after figuring out exactly what to do with the ball perched on the staircase, DeChambeau took his shot while a phalanx of folks surrounded him, phone cameras in one hand, seltzers in the other. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for phalanx

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Noun

Prepare for a wait—on busy weekends, this casual spot attracts a crowd, with waits up to two hours for groups.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
That message tells us so much about Shai and his standing in the group.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of group

Noun

The company estimates that pairing three Thunder aircraft with each AH-64 Apache would triple the brigade’s available munitions without adding more pilots to contested airspace.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
The organizers weight the line up with hungry bands rather than the Zimmer frame brigade that headline too many festivals.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026

Definition of brigade

Noun

Aranda should take advantage of the platoon advantage, favorable matchup and park factors to hit a home run tonight.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Hicks, who is under team control through 2030 (and not eligible for arbitration until 2028), will replace Feduccia, the lefty-hitting part of the current platoon with Nick Fortes, who was acquired from Miami at last year’s deadline.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of platoon

Noun

Vargas, Murakami and Montgomery joined the 2004 grouping of Joe Crede, Paul Konerko and José Valentín as Sox trios to accomplish the feat.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Manfred Weber, president of the European Parliament’s largest political grouping – the centre-right European People’s Party – called for tougher action.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 31 July 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

Jupiter showed cloud bands and its Great Red Spot could be seen just slipping off the edge, with three of its moons also in the field.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Chamblee Rocks This season’s Chamblee Rocks series concludes with a Boy Band Review, paying tribute to the biggest hits from the boy bands of the ’90s and early 2000s, including ‘N Sync, Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of band

Noun

Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
There’s a bunch of other Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul people on Sugar, such as director Michael Morris and DP Marshall Adams.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Definition of bunch

Noun

Shrum has been charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
This helped save power back when waking up the display too often could kill the battery.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of battery

Noun

There’s a dining room to seat 16, if that’s the size of your posse.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The fact that there isn’t any adult supervision in the form of a driver has led to plenty of debaucherous behavior, from incessant smoking and adult activities to posses of teens hanging out of the windows of moving Waymos.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026

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