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
In the usual model, newspapers and TV outlets hire a phalanx of reporters who can dig up interesting stories and details through expertise and knowledge, or with shoe-leather and moxie.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
The cinematic adventures of a phalanx of other, perhaps not-ready-for-prime-time heroes — Shazam!
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 28 July 2025
The first wave was there to attend a candlelit garden dinner hosted by the cult interiors Cabana; then, the following day, a phalanx of fashion editors arrived to take in the Gucci cruise show that was happening that week in the Italian fashion house’s archives near Piazza Santo Spirito.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 July 2025
One to my left, part of the phalanx of bulletproof advisers, is Brent.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
The cinematic adventures of a phalanx of other, perhaps not-ready-for-prime-time heroes — Shazam!
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 28 July 2025
The first wave was there to attend a candlelit garden dinner hosted by the cult interiors Cabana; then, the following day, a phalanx of fashion editors arrived to take in the Gucci cruise show that was happening that week in the Italian fashion house’s archives near Piazza Santo Spirito.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 July 2025
One to my left, part of the phalanx of bulletproof advisers, is Brent.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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A number of other Ukrainian brigades have created their own youth wings.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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PrSM offers artillery units a new long-range capability supporting brigade, division, corps, Army, theater, Joint and Coalition forces.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Omer’s tank platoon was overrun by militants and he was killed, however his parents only learned of his death more than a year later.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Among the highlights is the complete library room designed by Pierre Chareau for the French Embassy pavilion presented by the Societé des artistes décorateurs, or Society of Decorative Artists, the leading French grouping of its time.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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And yet, the same could be said whenever the trio is on a bill at a jam-band show, jazz night, or some blues club.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Grab a spot along the route to catch marching bands, military units, and colorful floats honoring the city’s service members.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Circ, which is building its first commercial-scale plant in France, too, has rallied together a bunch of allies.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This Panasonic point-and-shoot digital camera is an easy-to-use starter option for anyone looking to up their picture game and not have to worry about draining their phone battery throughout the day or having to empty their storage space to take more vacation photos.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over time, as battery technology improves, Goldstein also thinks eVTOLs could become bigger.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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When the LookFantastic team yell cut, Hague’s posse immediately resumes filming on the second season of Behind It All from the dressing room.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Anna Wintour arrived at the same time as Kylie Jenner and her posse, causing some attendees to stumble, while photographers jostled to get pictures of Emma Corrin chatting with fellow guests, including Joey King.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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