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
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Health officials will now begin testing milk from large storage tanks at dairy processing facilities, which typically pool milk from many dairy farms, before it is pasteurized.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
No team bad enough to be tanking is also good enough to compete in a major tournament.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Like in previous losses to the Spurs, Nets and Thunder, Golden State’s late-game offense went in the tank.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Health officials will now begin testing milk from large storage tanks at dairy processing facilities, which typically pool milk from many dairy farms, before it is pasteurized.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Only four Republicans would need to side with Democrats in opposing Hegseth’s nomination to tank his chances.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
No team bad enough to be tanking is also good enough to compete in a major tournament.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
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Another option is to start by placing a wire cage around the shrub and filling it with leaves or pine straw, then wrapping the cage withburlap.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thok has also thrown in a suspension pump, multitool, rear UDH hanger set, water bottle with cage, an aluminum mug and a keychain (plus stickers).Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
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The film earned mostly negative reviews and flopped at the box office with $58 million domestically and $206 million worldwide, a far cry from the 2019 original’s $1 billion gross.Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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This past weekend, McCord led the Orangemen over the Miami Hurricanes in a major upset while Ohio State....once again flopped against Michigan.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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With the former, your immune cells detect a threat and spurt out substances that widen your blood vessels, allowing more blood (and immune cells) to get to the affected area—an essential process for fighting germs and recovering from physical trauma.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Down the hall is a row of metal black doors that open to windowless cells.Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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After France's government collapses:Macron names Francois Bayrou prime minister Scholz has been Germany's chancellor since late 2021, replacing conservative Angela Merkel, who spent 16 years in the role.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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It’s been anemic for decades but refusing to collapse, like so many empires.Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
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Naples leads 7-6. Jones failed on a 27-yard field goal attempt.Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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But Stroman pitched to a 5.88 ERA over his final 16 appearances, including 15 starts, and was moved to the Yankees’ bullpen in September.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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While New York could still add a little bit more pitching to the bullpen, the major holes are still in the lineup.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Russian forces are bombing the steel smelters regularly.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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