as in cage
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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
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Recent Examples of tank
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Until authorities grant the camp permission to build a well, water is supplied from a tank which is prone to elephant damage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
After all, the 2013 documentary Blackfish tanked SeaWorld for years in the wake of that film showing the bleak conditions facing captive orcas.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Until authorities grant the camp permission to build a well, water is supplied from a tank which is prone to elephant damage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Luxury stocks tanked early Wednesday after Gucci-owner Kering and Hermes reported first-quarter earnings that disappointed investors amid a conflict in the Middle East that is hitting luxury sales.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
After all, the 2013 documentary Blackfish tanked SeaWorld for years in the wake of that film showing the bleak conditions facing captive orcas.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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Sloth World was issued a verbal warning following the inspection, during which the cages were found not to meet the agency's requirements.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cage match turned into a group scrum when another of the Kings’ big uglies, 6-6 Samuel Helenius, threw a punch at Parker Kelly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Under Cook, the company has become less surprising but massively financially successful; some of Apple’s newer products have flopped or underperformed, but far more have become and stayed excellent thanks to years of competent iteration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Large blooms can cause shoots to flop.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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But while examining the rodent data, Bittner saw that place cells whose dendrites had produced just a single plateau potential began to fire.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most of your day will be dry with just a couple of slow-moving cells expected to develop through the day.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At Yale University, a committee of professors wanted to know why public trust in higher education had collapsed.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But after that decent start, their form collapsed.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As is expected now, water is served in a glass jug.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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We are put in charge of making our own way, through tapestries and tea sets, past ancient jug and contemporary sphinx, without heavy-handed authoritative direction.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If Campbell fails, then speculation can fairly begin.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just to recap, Dach had the puck in overtime in the neutral zone but failed to gain the red line before flipping the puck down the ice to get a change, being forced to stay on the ice when that puck crossed the Lightning goal line for an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The offense was good enough to give the bullpen plenty of cushion on a day when the relievers had to work all nine innings.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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For the next seven to 10 days, Counsell won’t be able to fully go with the best matchups out of the bullpen with five lefties and just three right-handers available.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Much earlier, in 1983, a plot by the IRA to bomb a Duran Duran concert at the Dominion Theatre was discovered.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing throughout the country.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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