Attempt and Flanking

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Attempt

Attempt noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official
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Flanking and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flanking" instead a noun "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Flanking

Flanking adjective - Having a border in common.
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Attempt and flanking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Flanking".
Nearby Words: flanked, flank, flanker

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  • Useful Notes / The American Civil War Lee was able to make highly risky maneuvers and gain the upper hand from a position of weakness because he could predict what the various Union commanders’ behavior would be (Pope would hastily pursue any flanking attempt, McClellan would be overly cautious, etc.).
    Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
  • Film / Gettysburg Sickles moving the Union III Corps a few hundred yards west, the remainder of Hood's division does nearly catch the Union right flank just as Hood had sought, forcing Chamberlain to lead the 20th Maine all on its own to check the Confederate flanking attempt.
    Source: Film / Gettysburg
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