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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as in cage
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Recent Examples of tank
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Fill the tank with water to watch Mama swim while her eggs hatch underwater, revealing up to five baby turtles.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
If the labor market is tanking or inflation is sticky next year, that won’t matter politically as long as workers still feel good about the economy.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Dressing in layers is the key to staying comfy while traveling during the fall, and this elevated tank will be a beautiful base component to add to your suitcase.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Fill the tank with water to watch Mama swim while her eggs hatch underwater, revealing up to five baby turtles.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
In Tuesday's rankings, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression tanked IU's score largely because leadership cancelled a speaker in response to the anti-DEI movement and placed a sniper atop the student union during 2024's pro-Palestine encampment.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
If the labor market is tanking or inflation is sticky next year, that won’t matter politically as long as workers still feel good about the economy.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Verb
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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The strategy created momentum, but Llama 4 flopped when it was released in early April 2025—at which point, Pineau had already submitted her resignation.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And if the environment collapses; communities cannot thrive either.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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By keeping parental bonds alive, the charity hopes to break a frequent pattern of an adult’s prison time leaving a child adrift and more likely to be on track for their own path toward a cell.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In what was billed as the biggest game in the history of this border feud, Indiana attacked from the first quarter and the Illini failed to respond.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Due in part to that battle, Bumgarner failed to pitch at least six innings for the first time in two months.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The jugs cost 600 pounds, and have already been restocked due to demand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nod to nature with an antique jug of faux or real autumn foliage.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Invita Cafe, a San Diego coffee shop, is being scrutinized and review-bombed on social media for pro-Charlie Kirk posts and products as part of a broader national response on both sides of the political aisle to last week's assassination of the conservative commentator.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Forget the marketing campaign that bombed.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Back in April, Ross was named the bullpen coach for Team USA at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, showing that he is still viewed as a coach in the baseball world despite not holding a coaching job since the Cubs moved on from him.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Between now and then, Counsell is left with the task of utilizing his bullpen in a way to cover the three outs that used to be Palencia’s.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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