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
Kimmel had a good excuse for not showing up; ignoring the fact that he’s based in LA, whereas the others are all based in New York, he’s been on holiday for some time with a phalanx of guest hosts leading his Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 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
Kimmel had a good excuse for not showing up; ignoring the fact that he’s based in LA, whereas the others are all based in New York, he’s been on holiday for some time with a phalanx of guest hosts leading his Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 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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France looked decent but exited, somewhat unfortunately, in the first group stage.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The group will do it again Sunday night at the Fox Theatre.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Using the robotic vehicle, the brigade first delivered supplies to forward positions.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But in the team’s first postseason game, Chisholm was reduced to being a platoon bat.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vogt is all but certain to win again, despite Hinch’s deft handling of the Tigers’ tricky platoons across the board.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Broncos had 01 personnel on the field — no running backs, one tight end and four wide receivers — but the play Payton called didn’t match that grouping.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bar's longtime owner, Minnette Wilson, was a beautiful dancer who toured with Duke Ellington and his band.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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There were bleachers for spectators, food trucks, a band playing live music, the Indy500 Gordon Pipers playing bagpipes, a kids zone and a beer garden for the adults.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the software front, Amazon's baked in a bunch of AI features.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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The paper is a new way of combining a bunch of ideas that are already out there, but the method hasn’t yet been proven at scale.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In September, federal officials led a large worksite raid of a Hyundai battery plant under construction in Georgia.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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This model has 3 GB RAM, 32 GB, and 13 hours of battery life on a single charge.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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There’s an athleticism and a cheekiness to the Hoggett school of stage movement — the street is always present, along with pinches of parkour, blended with elements of more traditional dance that would probably make a real posse of youths roll their eyes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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