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
In court Tuesday, a phalanx of top chiefs from the Miami Dade State Attorney’s Office filed in, along with the case’s new prosecutors, DiMeglio and Justin Funck.
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Thousands of citizens and journalists crowded outside the gates of the National Assembly, while a phalanx of military special-forces officers, toting rifles, broke through windows to get inside.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
That didn’t stop a phalanx of NYPD officers from arresting twenty peaceful protesters and dragging them away.
—Jasper Craven, Harper's Magazine, 23 July 2024
From Julius Caesar's legions to Alexander the Great's phalanxes, the power of a united group has always been paramount.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Thousands of citizens and journalists crowded outside the gates of the National Assembly, while a phalanx of military special-forces officers, toting rifles, broke through windows to get inside.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
That didn’t stop a phalanx of NYPD officers from arresting twenty peaceful protesters and dragging them away.
—Jasper Craven, Harper's Magazine, 23 July 2024
From Julius Caesar's legions to Alexander the Great's phalanxes, the power of a united group has always been paramount.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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This season explores new developments and dynamics for the teen Yellowjackets, especially Natalie (Sophie Thatcher), who is now the leader of the group after being crowned the Antler Queen in Season 2.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Class 3 is for utilities, with Con Ed making up 85% of the group.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The European combat force, including American troops stationed there, is estimated to have around 82 combat brigades.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Not just yahoos wearing horns and taking selfies in the Capitol building, but putting actual brigades in the field, with artillery.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The team perspective: For decades, Cleveland has struggled to develop homegrown outfielders, especially ones with bats so imposing there’s no need to limit them to a platoon role.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Another way the Red Sox could do this while keeping Yoshida in the fold would be to implement a platoon with him and Rafaela.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ohio State’s only other significant personnel grouping was 12 personnel (one running back, two tight ends, two receivers).—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Putin and Xi have worked in tandem to build out non-Western international groupings, while ramping up joint military drills and supporting one another in forums like the United Nations.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Judge David Barron wrote for a three-judge panel that Liam's shirt was different from the armbands that the Supreme Court allowed during the Vietnam War in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District because the black bands did not refer to anyone's personal characteristics.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The band followed the Rumble with another unlikely achievement, winning 2024 Country Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Obviously a great competition, a bunch of great shooters.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ava DuVernay and a bunch of friends did a wonderful thing by raising funds to help rebuild it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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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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Would such a posse be willing to try to arrest members of Congress who are complicit in the damage being done to our democratic system?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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After the protesters left, a small posse of police remained well into the rest of the morning.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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