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
Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Two-thirds of our patients who utilize virtual care live in communities at least 30 miles from a major medical center, saving an average of 176 miles in travel, a tank of gas and time off from work.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump announced his sweeping tariff regime on April 2, after which the markets tanked.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Post report also identified an Israeli tank position just over two miles from the guesthouse in satellite imagery captured the day before the strike.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Two-thirds of our patients who utilize virtual care live in communities at least 30 miles from a major medical center, saving an average of 176 miles in travel, a tank of gas and time off from work.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
With rival franchises tanking more aggressively, the Wizards started to sit their players strategically.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump announced his sweeping tariff regime on April 2, after which the markets tanked.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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Rings are like cages but are a set of half circles without the grid on top.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2025
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Mike and Justin had also mentioned there was an idea thrown around at one point of locking Joe in a cage and burying him underground.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The crop can be harvested at anytime but most leave the bulbs in the ground until the tops decline and flop over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Bali project seems to have flopped, reportedly leaving local construction workers in the lurch.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, if an accumulation of cells block the bile ducts, a patient can develop cirrhosis, or liver damage.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Human retinas typically have three types of cone cells, which are what allow our eyes to detect various wavelengths of light.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kings Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers April 25, 2025 In Game 4 the Kings led with less than 35 seconds to play when Quinton Byfield failed to make a simple clearance out of the Kings’ zone.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The agreement was due to be signed in February but collapsed in the wake of a heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over how to end the Ukraine-Russia war.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Dix’s conclusion is easily seen in the lives of famous entrepreneurs who failed at various times in their lives.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Phonics fails some students Phonics programs often require memorizing word families in word lists.—
K. Dara Hill,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Either way, the days and games without Martinez in the bullpen will be a crucial stretch for the Diamondbacks.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Minter joined the Mets in the offseason on a two-year, $22 million contract with an opt-out, filling a void in a bullpen that lacked a high-leverage lefty for most of last season.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Within hours of Hamas’s attack, on October 7th, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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New York’s No. 1 romantic love bombs his new squeeze with grocery deliveries and an in-home masseuse visit, and Kate watches from the street as a pants-less Bronte runs out to tip the masseuse, who assures her that Joe Goldberg covered it all.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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