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
The Thunder ranked No. 1 in defense during both the regular season and the postseason, owing to their phalanx of strong defenders.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Dressed in a Carolina T-shirt, he was asked to pose for the phalanx of photographers but declined.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The pigeon’s hind toe, also called the hallux, has two bones, or phalanges.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
How did a phalanx of corporate executives and advertising specialists not see what was obvious to any casual subway rider?
Tunnel vision.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Dressed in a Carolina T-shirt, he was asked to pose for the phalanx of photographers but declined.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The pigeon’s hind toe, also called the hallux, has two bones, or phalanges.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
How did a phalanx of corporate executives and advertising specialists not see what was obvious to any casual subway rider?
Tunnel vision.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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The group is no stranger to events that benefit local charities.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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Companies and governments are investing in training workers for the AI era, including an AI training academy for teachers that a group of tech giants is partnering with teachers’ unions to build in New York City.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Details from a frontline war zone are almost impossible to verify, but the brigade has shared plenty of footage, including shots of the drone lifting the bike and a soldier riding it back to safety along a treeline.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Each brigade had a junior chef as young as 12 and an adult companion as a sous chef.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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Boston could still use another frontline starter to pair at the top and open up its platoon players by finally finding a full-time first baseman on the trade market after Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in May.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Ramona Cadet Zito earned the position of guide for 3rd Platoon and marched in carrying the platoon’s guidon.—
Cadet Nadeen Willat,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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This process would have stolen away all the dwarf galaxy's stars to leave behind a free-floating black hole with just a small, tight grouping of stars left to keep it company.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Osbourne served as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath until his dismissal from the band in 1979, when he was replaced by Ronnie James Dio.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
22 July 2025
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This new 5-CD/Blu-Ray set version of the original record contains new remixes of the songs by Steven Wilson along with the band’s 1970 concert performance at Carnegie Hall.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Seeing a bike race in person, seeing the riders, asking for autographs — my parents still have a jersey that was signed by a bunch of people — and that was a pivotal moment.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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From hiring Mike Vrabel to be their new head coach to a bunch of aggressive roster moves to improve, the Patriots are looking to take a jump back into playoff contention.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Easily adaptable to current battery manufacturing, the technology paves the way for efficient mass production and rapid commercialization.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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As a result, the team eliminated microscopic cracks, ensuring stronger, more resilient batteries while simultaneously improving their lifespan and performance.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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At Christiana, in Lancaster County, the posse was confronted by the fugitives themselves, backed by an armed resistance led by other African Americans.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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