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flanking

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noun

flanking

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verb

present participle of flank

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
Adjective
  • The original store survived the transformation of Town & Country Village into Santana Row more than 20 years ago, and for the past decade has been in a space facing Winchester Boulevard that’s outside but adjacent to the swanky shopping center — a spot that’s had its own benefits.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Seven Ohio House races to be decided in central Ohio counties adjacent to Franklin Two candidates with Statehouse experience face two challengers for two Ohio Senate seats This story was updated to add a video.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Which means the city’s Downtown First Thursdays event is back to serve up a bunch of free fun from 5 to 10 p.m. on 2nd Street, between Howard and Market streets (and several adjoining alleyways).
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But two years ago, the club and its adjoining nonprofit, the Players Foundation for Theatre Education, embarked on a massive restoration of the Booth Room, hoping to refurbish every inch of the space — which, this summer, meant finally opening the cabinet.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Geopolitical events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, have been noted as factors that could impact the company's ability to complete a business combination due to potential adverse effects on financial and business conditions in Europe.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Kaufman has transitioned his popularity as a crowd-favorite player into a broadcast career, joining NBC Sports as an on-course reporter in January 2023.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But whilst there are significant advantages to franchise ownership for an experienced entrepreneur, joining a franchise brand may also present a set of challenges.
    Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Predictably, Putin saw the incursion as a stab in the back and pulled the plug, with Moscow labeling the Ukrainian offensive as an escalation.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Sources indicate that Kyiv is seeking to revive discussions mediated by Qatar after previous talks nearly resulted in an agreement in August but were derailed by Ukraine's military incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The soft sediments surrounding the crater flowed inside and filled the void to form a visible rim.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Castro said the sergeant, a 21-year veteran of the Fresno Police Department, and the other officers had spent about an hour searching for evidence of a shooting in the neighborhood east of downtown Fresno when the ambush occurred.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Seeing the people flee north, Harney feared his cavalry had insufficient time to set the ambush.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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