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
Duke’s slow walk off the court came through a phalanx of Houston fans who waved goodbye to Flagg, who will likely be off to the NBA as the first pick in the draft.
—Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
In contrast, the ancient Greeks achieved military dominance through collective strength, epitomized by the phalanx formation.
—Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Cobbled together by a phalanx of producers, these sounds wash over Carti’s performances in a raging yet sensuous churn.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Duke’s slow walk off the court came through a phalanx of Houston fans who waved goodbye to Flagg, who will likely be off to the NBA as the first pick in the draft.
—Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
In contrast, the ancient Greeks achieved military dominance through collective strength, epitomized by the phalanx formation.
—Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Cobbled together by a phalanx of producers, these sounds wash over Carti’s performances in a raging yet sensuous churn.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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If there is space, the group may welcome back a few former students with an alternate project.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Fetterman voted for several of President Donald Trump’s nominees, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, and has been a fervent supporter of Israel in its war in Gaza against the terrorist group Hamas.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
Noun
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One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 May 2025
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Cuba’s medical brigades work in dozens of countries from Africa to South America and the Caribbean.—
Frances Robles,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But, for now, manager Alex Cora has been going with a platoon of Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Buffington credited a platoon of referendum backers who got the word out in the community.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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Treat them well, and these versatile groupings will dazzle all season long.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The band last appeared on SNL three years ago for what was also that season’s Mother’s Day episode.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Noun
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After building an 11-run lead by getting a bunch of hits and getting some help, the Padres held on for a 13-9 victory over the possibly historically horrible Rockies on Friday night at Coors Field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Because Steven Van Zandt gets to induct a bunch of 45s?—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The rally came just one day after she was served with a misdemeanor battery and assault charge.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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An international research team from South Korea and the US have developed technology that has the potential to significantly boost the lifespan and energy density of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This one is still his best, a slow-burn Western that stars Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins as a posse of men who hunt a group of indigenous savages.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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