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phalanxes

noun as in legion

noun as in toe

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The Saguntines, forming in phalanxes, advanced, sweeping before them the besiegers who fled in disorder.

Hannibal, on foot, guided the phalanxes, which marched with lowered lance or lifted sword.

Their serried phalanxes, their threatening looks were directed towards the banks of the Tiber.

The spirits of that earth go about by companies and phalanxes, and when assembled together they form as it were a globe.

Thirty-four phalanxes were organized in a short time, most of them with an incredible lack of foresight.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to phalanxes, such as: army, flock, horde, multitude, throng, and body.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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