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
Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Hot gases burned through and caused an explosion of the external fuel tank.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The previous week, the stocks also tanked after Nvidia (NVDA-1.75%) chief executive Jensen Huang shared similar sentiments that useful quantum computers are decades away.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The team determined that the two female sharks in the tank had not been in contact with a male in over three years.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Hot gases burned through and caused an explosion of the external fuel tank.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
And while that may have to be the solution eventually, acting on it in-season will likely tank the quality of the return and create bigger long-term problems.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The previous week, the stocks also tanked after Nvidia (NVDA-1.75%) chief executive Jensen Huang shared similar sentiments that useful quantum computers are decades away.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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But when Shesterkin was pulled for the extra skater, Pastrnak completed the hat trick, taking a feed from Geekie and putting No. 27 in the open cage with 3:22 left.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2025
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The car is built for safety and lightness too, with a full carbon fiber tub, and its appearance is similar to the standard Mach-E, albeit with some bold changes, such as an internal cage structure and a substantial rear wing.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then there is the reverse effect – coaches who have great pressers that ultimately flop.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Then, in another sequence, Mahomes took a pratfall, aka flop.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, the polymer scaffold dissolves and the cells are washed away with a special solution.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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Around 350 ninth-grade students learned from 12 different demonstrations and research topics Wednesday, some of which included the science of growing cells, the exploration of bone disease through simulations, deep tissue technology and robotic prosthetics.—
Gael Langdon,
arkansasonline.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
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The first vote to extend the ban through this year, which required four votes, failed 3-2, with Supervisor Karm Bains joining Flores in voting against it.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Harris County grand jurors have twice declined to press charges of criminally negligent homicide against drivers accused by police of failing to yield right-of-way and killing someone in a crosswalk since the Lisa Torry Smith Act took effect in September 2021, according to an Axios review.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox will likely have competition for Scherzer's services from other MLB teams, most if whom will be expected to at least try him in the starting rotation, so Boston's chances of landing Scherzer as a bullpen piece may be a long shot.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Another familiar name in last year’s bullpen, Bailey Horn, was designated for assignment earlier this offseason.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a separate fire on the other side of Los Angeles, made these areas appear bombed out.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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While The Crow bombed after a heartwarming buildup, opening at $4.6 million against a budget of at least $50 million, LaBeouf has appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and shot a film with David Mamet, signaling a post–Me Too comeback.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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