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
Most of the team walked back to the locker room in front of a vocal phalanx of fans.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Members of the phalanx drift apart, lingering in private corners, suspended in speculative time.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Imagine a helmeted phalanx of Thracian soldiers advancing on an enemy.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
To bridge the gap, Lamar leaned heavily on a phalanx of over 80 dancers, who appeared in various formations over the performance’s 13 minutes.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Members of the phalanx drift apart, lingering in private corners, suspended in speculative time.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Imagine a helmeted phalanx of Thracian soldiers advancing on an enemy.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
To bridge the gap, Lamar leaned heavily on a phalanx of over 80 dancers, who appeared in various formations over the performance’s 13 minutes.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for phalanx
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic spots a group of three who are not wearing club colours.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some might argue that ten brigades is still not much force compared with the 90-odd regular and 80-odd irregular regiments in the Russian army.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion were dispatched, the Defense Department said at the time.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The film centers on a group of individuals hiding out in a cabin when they are targeted by a ruthless rebel militia leader and his platoon.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Javier Báez might begin in a platoon role but is also looking for redemption coming off hip surgery Rogers has solidified himself as one of the better catchers in the AL and can still provide pop at the plate.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Rumours — perhaps the band’s most iconic release — continues and claims space on half a dozen rankings.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The remastered concert film celebrates the legendary band’s iconic 1971 performance in the historic Roman amphitheater.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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But the true paranoia is saved for the mysterious, primate-like species called ochi, beasts that once again evade a nighttime hunt led by Yuri’s father, ludicrously armor-accessorized like a cosplay centurion, leading a posse of rifle-wielding boys from the area.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Being part of a successful posse could earn a man a share of the reward money put up by the railroad, which was just a pittance compared to what the robbers took while the lawmen chasing them lived in the saddle for days or even weeks.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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