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View definitions for close ranks

close ranks

verb as in join fortunes with

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Not having spent years at politics, they have not been brought up to close ranks behind a primary winner.

It is thought of as a sort of mighty army, marching down the road, in close ranks, with fixed bayonets.

For before him was the stream of water—almost as deadly to him as the close ranks of the Mifkets behind him.

The whites began to close ranks, to leave no room in their midst for the white man of the North, the ruler and ally of the black.

To escape famine, he will soon be obliged to direct his flight through the close ranks of our brave soldiers.

Long before daylight the next morning the four thousand were marching in close ranks to gather for the final assault.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close ranks, such as: go into a huddle, huddle, and stand together.

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

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