flanking 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of flankingnext
as in adjacent
having a border in common flanking farms that share the same water source

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flanking

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noun

as in envelopment

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flanking

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verb

present participle of flank
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flanking
  1. adjacent
  2. adjoining
  3. invasion
  4. joining
  5. incursion
  6. surrounding
  7. ambush
Adjective
  • The office tower is adjacent to Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., as well as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Richter was working as a bouncer at an adjacent bar and was called to help the Brass Bull’s staff fend off McKay’s group, Assistant Campbell County Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Zimmerman said at a previous court hearing.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • Which means the city’s Downtown First Thursdays event is back to serve up a bunch of free fun from 5 to 10 p.m. on 2nd Street, between Howard and Market streets (and several adjoining alleyways).
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But two years ago, the club and its adjoining nonprofit, the Players Foundation for Theatre Education, embarked on a massive restoration of the Booth Room, hoping to refurbish every inch of the space — which, this summer, meant finally opening the cabinet.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of adjoining
Noun
  • Geopolitical events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, have been noted as factors that could impact the company's ability to complete a business combination due to potential adverse effects on financial and business conditions in Europe.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • Prior to joining Moth Quantum, Ferdi worked at quantum computing company Quantinuum, which formed in 2021 when Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell Quantum Solutions merged.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Springsteen is among a long list of A-list stars who’ve lined up to support the Harris/Walz campaign, joining Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Wonder, Lil Nas X, Maren Morris, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Stevie Nicks, Cardi B, Katy Perry and many more.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of joining
Noun
  • Israel followed up the pager detonations with the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike and launching incursions in south Lebanon.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The deployment of North Korean troops in Russia comes after Ukraine's Kursk incursion caught the Kremlin off guard.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of incursion
Verb
  • Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of responding to rumors surrounding his love life, however, Smith has elected to turn to music.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounding
Noun
  • Desmond comes back from the desert planet, insisting that the ambush was not from the native Fremon but from insurgents from allied houses.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The cartel has also been linked to the 2019 ambush that killed nine Americans in Mexico.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of ambush
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