as in group
formal
a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together
A solid phalanx of armed guards stood in front of the castle. She had to go through a phalanx of television cameras.
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Recent Examples of phalanx
Rather than the fast-moving conflict led by phalanxes of armored vehicles, supported by Russia’s advanced piloted aircraft, that the analytical community imagined, the invasion was chaotic and slow.
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Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2023
With that decision came risk, and that risk was illustrated on day 1, shooting in a quarry where a phalanx of paparazzi was perched up above on a hillside.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 July 2024
The front segments of each chain replicate the phalanges (toe bones) while the segments behind them replicate the metatarsal bones (which run from the base of each toe back to the heel).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
The skeleton includes part of the creature’s skull, its entire mandible, two vertebrae, 12 ribs, two gastralia, along with multiple phalanges, metatarsals, and digits.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 June 2024
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Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2023
With that decision came risk, and that risk was illustrated on day 1, shooting in a quarry where a phalanx of paparazzi was perched up above on a hillside.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 July 2024
The front segments of each chain replicate the phalanges (toe bones) while the segments behind them replicate the metatarsal bones (which run from the base of each toe back to the heel).
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
The skeleton includes part of the creature’s skull, its entire mandible, two vertebrae, 12 ribs, two gastralia, along with multiple phalanges, metatarsals, and digits.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
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Just extending the expiring tax cuts would drive up deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, and all of Trump’s campaign plans would add much as $7.75 trillion, according to estimates by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Some groups also observed that the residents were getting a superior reward by using their methods.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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To slow them down, a pair of Ukrainian army mechanized brigades—the 60th and 66th—has deployed anti-tank missiles.David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For this reason, since 2007 alone, civil society has formed more than 300 search groups, mostly made up of family members who scour the land guided by witness statements or organized in general brigades.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, the 95th Air Assault Brigade cornered a 155th Naval Infantry Brigade platoon near the village of Leonidovo in Kursk and dismantled it—reportedly destroying three BTR wheeled armored personnel carriers and killing 30 Russians.David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The footage shows the vehicles patrolling down a dirt road as part of a four-vehicle platoon, with several soldiers manning their weapons mounted on their truck beds and blasting airborne targets out of the sky.Jared Keller, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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This formal living room also has four-top table in the corner to accommodate a second grouping of people, adding to the room’s flexibility.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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As mandated by the constitution, the parties now have 30 days to figure out a grouping that can govern, and there remains uncertainty over how long Ishiba — who became premier less than a month ago — can survive after the drubbing.Reuters, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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But the gel on the inside of the band did pull on my hair uncomfortably.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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This will also be the band’s first Bay Area show without vocalist Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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My friend gave me a whole bunch of her little girl’s clothes — such a high volume of items that some still had the tags on.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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But the company expects to be rapidly increasing its EV supply and offerings, with a new battery plant that opened last year, two more under construction and a fourth planned soon.Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
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One in 25 cars on the road are currently battery-powered, estimates Moto, rising to a third of all cars by 2030 and four in five by 2040.Carlton Reid, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
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Those members of the posse all died horribly because Billy always gets his revenge.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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From her posse of friends and family to the details of her game day look, see the best photos of Swift at the Sept. 15 Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium.Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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