as in adjacent
having a border in common
flanking farms that share the same water source
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as in envelopment
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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
Adjective
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The sauce is adjacent to the orange chicken but with a less specific citrus flavor.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025 -
These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb.10 and Feb. 16, 2025.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The adjoining lounge offers a luxe afternoon tea with gorgeous Lourse pastries.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Trevor Melton The kitchen and adjoining family room spill onto a large loggia next to the pool.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first assumed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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That sentiment was compounded earlier in the day when the U.S. joined Russia, North Korea and Belarus in opposing a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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Thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from their homes because of these incursions.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The anticommunist atmospherics of the Cold War derailed any further incursions by the Weavers into the pop mainstream.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The explosion also injured multiple people in the surrounding area.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The United Nations had blamed him for an ambush that killed around two dozen Pakistani soldiers earlier that year, per The New York Times.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The shooting in the lobby came just days before the first anniversary of the ambush attack on Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Flanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanking. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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