tanks 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tanksnext
plural of tank
as in cages

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tanks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tank
as in bombs
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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  1. coolers
  2. cells
  3. collapses
  4. fails
  5. folds
  6. struggles
  7. misses
  8. prisons
Noun
  • The bombs were made of galvanized pipe with end caps and were taped inside two coolers, the officials said.
    NBC News, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Jabbar had planted two IEDs, hidden in coolers, both of which were found and neutralized by authorities, the FBI said in a briefing Thursday.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of coolers
Noun
  • The idea that dangerous people were coming here in droves and setting up potentially terrorist cells around the country.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The Barcelona study exposed the tiny plastic particles to human intestinal cells and found they were absorbed in large amounts by digestive cells that produce mucus, even making their way into the cells' nuclei, where the DNA is kept.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of cells
Verb
  • The next 12 months will determine whether the music industry thrives or collapses under the weight of AI.
    Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Blue state's experiment collapses after a decade.
    Fox News, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • Traditional data monitoring focuses on infrastructure but fails to provide visibility into the data itself—its accuracy, freshness and reliability.
    Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • If Johnson fails to secure the 218 votes needed for a simple majority on Friday to remain speaker, the chamber could be stuck in limbo until the matter is resolved.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of fails
Verb
  • The exaggerated turtleneck gently folds over, forming a scarf-like collar, and the slits on either side give the oversized sweater some movement.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The stroller folds one-handed and sits upright for storage.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of folds
Verb
  • Additionally, the jail struggles to provide adequate food, and unsanitary food distribution practices have left detainees vulnerable to malnutrition, pest infestations and other harms.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But Moore sometimes struggles to take responsibility in the way expected of leaders.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • This approach does not address systemic problems around compensation decisions and misses the opportunity to create meaningful, lasting change in an organization.
    Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But all this misses the point—the point which Matthew’s first readers would have heard loud and clear.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of misses
Noun
  • Rebels and others are opening the gates of Assad’s many prisons, and the world is watching as captives walk from their cells to freedom.
    Tony Hunter, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Moving videos emerged of political prisoners being freed after enduring decades of torture in the regime’s notorious prisons.
    Farrah Hassen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prisons
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