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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Troops have demolished houses and vital infrastructure, including digging up roads and disrupting power and water supplies and on Sunday, Israeli battle tanks could be seen moving into the West Bank from Israel towards Jenin.
—Raneen Sawafta and James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Serve Robotics shares tanked more than 40% on Friday, while SoundHound AI’s stock declined 24%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Pair with an easy tank or sports bra for an effortless fit.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Troops have demolished houses and vital infrastructure, including digging up roads and disrupting power and water supplies and on Sunday, Israeli battle tanks could be seen moving into the West Bank from Israel towards Jenin.
—Raneen Sawafta and James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
If authorities were to formally attribute the cause of this fire to Edison and the company’s stock price were to continue to tank, the market value of the company would be a fraction of its financial exposure.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Serve Robotics shares tanked more than 40% on Friday, while SoundHound AI’s stock declined 24%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tank
Noun
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Surveillance video later shared online shows a man in a dark-colored Nike sweatshirt flashing a small smirk before snatching the cage and dashing out the door.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the quiet moments on a 75-degree day at Chicago Cubs camp, Ryne Sandberg leaned against the cage taking in batting practice.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Related Articles Big Oakland hotel flops into loan default as local lodging woes widen Iconic San Jose hotel open as renovations get underway Berkeley losing money due to poor lease management practices, audit finds Decades later, the mountain remains vulnerable to development pressures.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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If Hicks flops in the spring and is offered back to the Tigers — and if Ramirez begins the season at Triple A — then the Marlins will need to claim a veteran backup because Jhonny Pereda was traded to the Athletics last Friday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During this time, the muscle cells can retain creatine and water, causing a short-term, harmless increase in water weight.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
21 Feb. 2025
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Other mysteries include how biological cells first evolved, and what caused the dramatic onset of complex life during the Cambrian explosion 540 million years ago.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The roof and walls of the institute have collapsed.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The core collapses as the outer layers of the stars are shed.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.—
Staff report,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
12 Dec. 2022
Verb
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The Oilers failed to shut down Michkov, though, who had his second career 3-point effort and could be rejuvenated for the stretch run.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Beginning of the conflict On Jan. 10, while the flames were still raging out of control, Crowley gave an extraordinary television interview, telling a Fox 11 reporter that the city of Los Angeles — and by implication her boss, Bass — failed her and her department.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite allowing the loudest — and longest — home run in camp, Verlander impressed during his live bullpen session, inducing whiffs with both his fastball and breaking balls.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sasaki did admit to being a little nervous throwing his first bullpen session earlier in camp.—
Bill Plunkett,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To hear Trump tell it, Ukraine might as well be bombing its own cities and killing its own citizens.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Biden briefly paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns that they would be used on an area where refugees were told to flee, only to resume military aid after Israel bombed the area.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tank. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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