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
On the opposite side of the river, in Eagle Pass, a phalanx of Texas guardsmen stood watch with rifles.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
When a phalanx of the top Silicon Valley executives—Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Google’s Sundar Pichai—aligned behind President Trump during the Inauguration in January, many observers saw an allegiance based on corporate interests.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Members of the phalanx drift apart, lingering in private corners, suspended in speculative time.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
But states can’t serve up help like the phalanx of Blackhawk helicopters that the U.S. Army provided after Helene.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
When a phalanx of the top Silicon Valley executives—Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Google’s Sundar Pichai—aligned behind President Trump during the Inauguration in January, many observers saw an allegiance based on corporate interests.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Members of the phalanx drift apart, lingering in private corners, suspended in speculative time.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
But states can’t serve up help like the phalanx of Blackhawk helicopters that the U.S. Army provided after Helene.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
Noun
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According to a previous concert poster, the rock group was scheduled to co-headline the festival's opening day with Def Leppard.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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One of the Lonely Island's raunchiest songs aired uncensored on Saturday Night Live — which totally surprised the members of the group.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the latter, a critical logistics hub, a Ukrainian brigade managed to repel a Russian assault, the ISW added.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The youth brigade continued its assault in the final frame when LaCombe stole the puck back from Pastrnak in the Boston zone before dishing it to Carlsson, who rifled a shot for his second goal of the game and 18th of the campaign.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Related Stories Business Netflix's Ted Sarandos on Dave Chappelle, Massive First-Look Deals and Dinner With Trump Warfare follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Veterans Jason Heyward and Connor Joe were signed as a platoon in left.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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America was the bulwark of the liberal democracies — a grouping of European nations, Canada, Australia and much of Asia — that shared many values and outlooks.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The band’s last Connecticut show was at New Haven’s College Street Music Hall in 2022.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cyrus is silhouetted hazily dancing in front of the band before a close-up has her writhing on the ground in a green sequined dress.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The base that this is based on now has a bunch of barbed wire and fencing.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Amazon is running a bunch of sneaky deals on Martha Stewart’s housewares line, including furniture, kitchen essentials, and seasonal decor starting at $16.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the company expects to be rapidly increasing its EV supply and offerings, with a new battery plant that opened last year, two more under construction and a fourth planned soon.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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One in 25 cars on the road are currently battery-powered, estimates Moto, rising to a third of all cars by 2030 and four in five by 2040.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2023
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This pioneering show was seen nightly except Sundays, where Captain Video and his posse of justice fighters in the year 2254 operated from a secret mountaintop base on a futuristic Earth.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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In February, Orion the Hunter and his posse of constellations are the main attraction.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Phalanx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phalanx. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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