as in cage
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as in to flop
to be unsuccessful
her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
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Recent Examples of tank
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
The features include a central area with a barn for gathering, a firepit, cold dunk tank cowboy pools, hammocks, and a hot outdoor shower.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Browns ‘may be tanking for Arch Manning’, Mistake to pass on Shedeur Sanders?
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The gasoline in your tank likely came from domestic crude, including Texas wells.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
The features include a central area with a barn for gathering, a firepit, cold dunk tank cowboy pools, hammocks, and a hot outdoor shower.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
That team was actively tanking and the Penguins only had to beat them and the equally terrible Blue Jackets in the final week of the season to earn a playoff berth.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Browns ‘may be tanking for Arch Manning’, Mistake to pass on Shedeur Sanders?
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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Jeffrey’s game plan was to hold Murad Ramazanov against the cage and chip away with strikes in close.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the company’s stock flops, your reward flops too.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pineapple extract is in the mix to gently boost cell turnover.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition, these same poisons can damage a cell’s DNA which can allow that cell to grow out of control and cause cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, the deal collapsed when Trump accused Maduro of stalling the repatriation process, leading his administration to reinstate harsh sanctions, including revoking oil giant Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela and imposing a 25% tariff on Venezuelan crude and gas exports.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic videos show buildings collapsing and swaying in Thailand. 4:09 A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the bills failed to pass, and Democrat Assemblymember Rick Zbur compared them to Nazi Germany practices.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It was later learned that Hollingsworth entered the bull pen to check on the water source, and the animal attacked him, knocking him unconscious, according to deputies.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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Nardi’s absence leaves the Marlins without an experienced lefty in the bullpen.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Israel has bombed, besieged and raided them, some several times, while accusing Hamas of using them as cover for its fighters.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal building, killing 167 people and injuring 684.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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