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
New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Justin Verlander is a living legend returning home, perhaps still with good stuff left in the tank.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
After the Heat cut that nine-point halftime deficit to three at the end of the third quarter, the tanking Jazz then sat three starters the rest of the way in an effort to lose the game.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The ski carries a relatively large 70-L (15-gal) tank, providing enough longevity for lengthy sessions on the water.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Justin Verlander is a living legend returning home, perhaps still with good stuff left in the tank.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Despite the change in wind direction, temperatures aren’t going to tank behind our latest cold front.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
After the Heat cut that nine-point halftime deficit to three at the end of the third quarter, the tanking Jazz then sat three starters the rest of the way in an effort to lose the game.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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And then Liu broke out of her cage.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Montgomery was among the players working on fundamentals such as secondary leads on the bases before taking a few cuts in the cages.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the field, Harry Truman’s Approval Rating whinnied and tossed its head, and Richard Nixon’s Approval Rating flopped on one side and emitted a horrible gurgle.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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While Cort earned his accolades, the film received mixed reviews upon release and flopped at the box office.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After five days in frigid federal holding cells — where the family says the children slept under foil blankets on thin mats — they were transferred to Dilley, expecting to wait there for a couple weeks at most.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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So, chocolate, orgasms, limerence, and heroin may all depend on the same little bundles of cells to evoke their fundamental sensation of pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Abstract governance debates collapse when basic participation and revenue data are examined.—
Michael Fealey,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Or that there is a wild proliferation of parallel universes, or that a mysterious process causes quantumness to spontaneously collapse.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tammy Boarman began keeping a jug of bottled water next to the sink for brushing her teeth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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The trunk of her car is crammed with water jugs, cat food and donated Pollo Tropical bowls for feeding dishes.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That shutdown ended with a promise to vote on extending the subsidies, which failed.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Previous versions of the bill failed to gain traction in both chambers last year.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Assuming Crawford or another starter candidate fills the long-relief role, the rest of the bullpen looks practically set.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Look for a similar village approach to soaking up innings out of the bullpen in 2026.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing it to pull out its troops from the territory.—
Zana Cimili,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The suspects who bombed the office of Alex Odeh have long been identified by the FBI, and while one was imprisoned for unrelated crimes, the other two have been living comfortably in Israel for many years.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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