phalanx

noun

Definition of phalanxnext
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 And the idea carries the support of a broad phalanx of local investors, entrepreneurs and, well, billionaires, collectively known as the Dreamers. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 Instead of the usual phalanx of cars and buses, Saturday evening traffic on Wilshire Boulevard was replaced by massive balloons, mobile sculptures, gaggles of gallerists and an endless array of elaborate costumes. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby. — Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 The original Marilyn got a phalanx of tuxedo-wearing actors to dance with her down the stairs. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for phalanx
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phalanx
  1. group
  2. brigade
  3. platoon
  4. grouping
  5. band
  6. bunch
  7. battery
  8. posse
Noun
  • El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Only one person in this friend group is knowingly connected to a violent cult, so are we supposed to view him as a potential suspect?
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • The contract carries a 12-month delivery timeline, with brigade deployments scheduled for this fall.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During the Combined Resolve military exercise held in Germany this year, Ukrainian drone operators wiped out an entire brigade of US Army tanks and armored vehicles.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of brigade
Noun
  • Team pillars generally can’t be platoon bats The Nationals have the highest-scoring offense in MLB and arguably the best platoon-hitting offense in baseball.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2004, Weaver's platoon was caught in a firefight in an Afghan village.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of platoon
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  • The signifying fruit was intended to get around the 1980 Israeli ban on political art featuring the grouping of the flag’s colors.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lemon mostly worked in personnel groupings with Smith and Wicks.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • Prior to Esh, the brand image was an issue that needed more than band-aid marketing; instead, a fully fledged reset, complete with an update to the brand’s ramskull logo, is taking effect.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Outer bands of the storm could be seen by early evening on the National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of band
Noun
  • But getting to these moments means being okay with being confused, and that’s because season 2 really ratchets up the complexity primarily by introducing a whole bunch of new characters, most of whom are variants of existing ones.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Of the recent tide of Gen-Z offerings, this is the best of the bunch, with its mix of absurdist humor and heartfelt sentiment.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Gallagher revealed that the batteries will arrive as plug-and-play units.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The global battery industry, also dominated by China, had built up enough capacity to meet actual demand almost three times over.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of battery
Noun
  • Her posse creates a safe bubble in which Kidman can get her freak on.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The star partied with his model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti and a posse of ten pals at hot spots including Casa Jondal.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of posse

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