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yank

[yangk] / jæŋk /
VERB
pull hard and fast
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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By consensus, this is the most talented group of male American players ever assembled, led by lightning-quick winger Christian Pulisic, the first Yank to approach genuine stardom in a major European professional league.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

She said her mother had come to London to celebrate the end of World War I and met and married a Yank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

To play a swaggering Yank like Bucky Egan for “Masters” required countless hours with a dialect coach and maintaining his accent through most of the shoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

The company plans a partnership with Yank Marine, a women-owned business in New Jersey, to manufacture a support vessel to deploy, dispatch, and collect technicians for operations and maintenance activities.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Yank the sweatshirt over my head and drop it on the floor.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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