as in bombs
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 tanks
Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
This setback tanks the trade value the Mavericks had hoped to restore following his return from a left calf strain that kept him out of 14 games this season.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.
—Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Verb
Rather than catching Max in the act that sent him to prison, Sam is Max's public defender who intentionally tanks the case.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
This setback tanks the trade value the Mavericks had hoped to restore following his return from a left calf strain that kept him out of 14 games this season.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanks
Noun
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Use stakes or cages to support a 30 percent shade cloth that doesn't block too much light needed for healthy plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Dorms, classrooms, feeding stations, training cages, trauma bays—all could easily fit on the ballroom site.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The living roaches were in groups of five by the cookline; two by the stove; two by the reach-in coolers and one behind the kitchen ice machine.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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For homes in dry climates, fans and evaporative coolers can improve comfort, regardless of temperature.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f—ing basketball history, flops.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Rates of diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication that occurs when insulin levels are so low that cells can no longer convert glucose into energy, were three times that of the rest of Los Angeles County.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Shouldn’t my hair, dead as its cells are, actually multiply over time, while the juicy living parts of my body fall out, with my death being the exact moment when nothing that’s alive about me is left?—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Love collapses, and her mother cries out several times before the body camera footage ends.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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There’s an even bigger problem, though—Charlie collapses on the floor in pain, alone in the office, as the season ends.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Additional videos also showed several boxes lining part of the pool as workers poured the liquid from the gallon jugs into the pool.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Sunday under a law that generally applies when a driver fails to obey an official traffic-control device.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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The burn fails, but the capsule has just enough inertia to be drawn to Earth once again.—
Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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“Tanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanks. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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