phalanxes

variants or phalanges
plural of phalanx

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of phalanxes In earlier times, ungulate toe-bones (phalanges) were commonly used across various cultures to make ornaments, game pieces, handles, and figurines. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 The further out one is known as the interphalangeal joint because your toe has two bones, the distal and the proximal phalanges. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanxes
Noun
  • More on why environmental groups are concerned.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Players, coaches, executives and ownership groups have come and gone, but the team remains despite a lengthy and emotional relocation saga that nearly resulted in a move to Seattle.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • He and Pat were assigned to different platoons and rarely saw each other.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A number of other Ukrainian brigades have created their own youth wings.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings.
    Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This included all four tight ends, with the Rams rolling out 12- and 13-personnel groupings with a lot of frequency against the Jaguars.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These gadgets include single or double kettlebell handles, an EZ curl bar, a straight bar, plus an optional pulley system and set of elastic resistance bands.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday morning, Jamaica felt tropical storm conditions as outer rain bands from Melissa swept over the island.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • SACs produced from plastic waste showed excellent performance in breaking down diverse micropollutants in water and in boosting clean-energy technologies such as batteries and fuel cells.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Store batteries away from anything flammable.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Five clusters of uniformed girls press together, arms uplifted, each holding up another girl who balances on one leg.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The club has taken advantage of several of the league’s biggest teams, including Malmö, underperforming and all beating each other, Lund pointed out.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Surprisingly, both teams went into halftime with a one-score game, as the Texans were able to convert on two field goals before the second quarter clock hit zero to make it 14-6.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Phalanxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanxes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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