flanking 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of flankingnext
as in adjacent
having a border in common flanking farms that share the same water source

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flanking

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noun

as in envelopment

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flanking

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verb

present participle of flank
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
  1. adjacent
  2. adjoining
  3. invasion
  4. joining
  5. incursion
  6. surrounding
  7. ambush
Adjective
  • The ancient mosque is adjacent to the tomb of the 12th century Muslim hero Saladin, and some believe the head of John the Baptist is buried inside the mosque.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • On a marble coffee table in the adjoining room is a stack of Gap fabrics—denim, khaki, jersey—which Posen hopes to drape on a mannequin today.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The adjoining Floral Salon is done up in pale pink and white tones, with frothy textures.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of adjoining
Noun
  • Inspired largely by concerns over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance last year.
    James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • What To Know Denmark has been a critical ally for Ukraine since the onset of the full-scale invasion, earmarking over $7 billion in funds for the country through to 2028, according to the Ministry of Defense.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • In the Chicago area, workers at nine cafes walked out Tuesday, joining workers at five cafes that have been on strike since Friday, organizers said.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone wants to link the Lions offensive coordinator to the Bears job (including us above), but joining a division with Detroit, Green Bay and Minnesota might not be the best career move.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of joining
Noun
  • Israel launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon against Hezbollah in October in concert with devastating aerial strikes on the country sitting on Israel's northern border.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The casualties occurred around three villages in Kursk, where Russia has for four months been trying to quash a Ukrainian incursion, the agency, known by its acronym GUR, said in a public post on the Telegram messaging app.
    Samya Kullab and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of incursion
Verb
  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounding
Noun
  • Police say Mangione was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where Thompson was arriving for his company's annual investor conference.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • While tarantulas are more active hunters, trapdoor spiders have evolved to rely on their burrows and ambush techniques for survival.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of ambush
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