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
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
One of the most impressive aspects of the MacBook Pro is that, despite leveraging all this horsepower, the gas tank is huge.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Bilas noted that a lot of NBA teams tanked this season in order to get a premier selection in the draft.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Noun
This guest lets her turquoise skort take centerstage by pairing it with a heather gray tank and black flip-flops.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
One of the most impressive aspects of the MacBook Pro is that, despite leveraging all this horsepower, the gas tank is huge.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Verb
First Up SpaceX’s selloff stretched into a third day Monday, wiping out all of its growth following a record-setting IPO and tanking Elon Musk’s fortune by more than $300 billion.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Bilas noted that a lot of NBA teams tanked this season in order to get a premier selection in the draft.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
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In summer 2026, fashion brands are offering less and less chunky sandals and instead leaning into minimalist cage-toe designs and thin ankle straps that delicately wrap around the foot.
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Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race in Washington and past events including a UFC Freedom 250 cage-fighting event June 14.
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Brown has talked trash about Sixers center Joel Embiid and has accused him of flopping.
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Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, destroying fences and cuddling with traffic cones.
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It is stored in an inactive form in cells such as the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and immune system—acting as the body’s reserve bank, indicating how much iron is available for future use.
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Brave Iranian citizens took to the streets calling for liberty, only to be met with bullets, prison cells, torture and death.
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The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.
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The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.
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Another juvenile in detention passed around the tainted jug, according to the suit.
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It's applied like a traditional weed spray and is usually sold in large jugs.
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From 1994 to 2018, Mexico failed to win a World Cup knockout game and, in 2022, failed to advance past the group stage — its worst showing at a World Cup since 1978.
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Such a bond occurs when a judge grants a compassionate release for inmates who are in failing health and no longer a threat to the community.
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With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
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Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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