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Recent Examples of point-blank
Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
The group generated sufficiently well on its only opportunity, but Tarasov made a save on a point-blank Zibanejad shot, then managed to get his glove in the way of a Chris Kreider rebound attempt.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Say stopped point-blank shots from Beckett Hendrickson and Sam Rinzel, then scrambled to cover a rebound in the crease before Mason Nevers could get his stick on it.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Much later in the meeting, another resident asked point-blank if the nonprofit was under contract to buy the building.
—Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Diller attempted to remove the passenger, Guy Rivera, but the man pulled out a gun and fired at point-blank range, striking Diller in the hip just below his bulletproof vest and hitting an artery.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
The group generated sufficiently well on its only opportunity, but Tarasov made a save on a point-blank Zibanejad shot, then managed to get his glove in the way of a Chris Kreider rebound attempt.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Say stopped point-blank shots from Beckett Hendrickson and Sam Rinzel, then scrambled to cover a rebound in the crease before Mason Nevers could get his stick on it.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Much later in the meeting, another resident asked point-blank if the nonprofit was under contract to buy the building.
—Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point-blank
Adjective
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In fact, Primus straight-out declares the robust but lightweight Ulti the most wind-resistant, powerful cooking solution it's ever made.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
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It’s based on a true story of the Dozier School for Boys, in which boys were just straight-out murdered in North Florida.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Chemical control: Pesticides must make direct contact with the adult insect to be effective, and thrips are protected within the buds and plant tissues.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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While egg donation typically doesn’t involve direct contact with the resulting kids, one of the six families Pucci donated to had a different vision.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meghan Markle’s new podcast, Confessions Of A Female Founder, is officially here, and the Duchess of Sussex opens the series with a frank conversation with her friend, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Van Tassell and his Board of Trustees spent months in frank discussions about the mission of the school.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Paris-headquartered Technicolor had reorganized several times in recent years and closed abruptly in February amid financial difficulties.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Munshi told the Post that during her fourth practice with the girls’ team, adults abruptly informed her she would no longer be allowed to compete with them.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If fans of That’s So Raven were curious about where Raven-Symoné and Orlando Brown stand, the former recently got candid about her thoughts on the latter.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users Cory Booker Breaks Record With 25-Hour Speech Blasting Trump Florida Special Elections: Republicans Win Gaetz And Waltz’s Seats Administrative Bloat Faces A Reckoning A candid appraisal suggests these layoffs may signal a necessary correction.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The outspoken mother, who has clashed with Rock in the past, quickly went on to reiterate her desire for Blueface to enter a relationship with rap star Megan Thee Stallion, a hope that she’s expressed on previous occasions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The world’s richest man also used the R-word to insult the intelligence of Navarro, an economic populist who is one of the most outspoken advocates for higher import taxes designed to protect American manufacturing.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense has been forthright in acknowledging that the demographic crisis will affect national security.—
Tom Le,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Mar. 2025
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In an industry as opaque as art, where dealers are rarely forthright about their businesses, the most reliable economic data can sometimes be the party budgets.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The plainspoken Padilla told story after story about each tenant, each street, in equal parts English and Spanish.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2023
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Those remarks—plainspoken, commonsensical, serene—are unusual for any authority figure to make, but particularly for a Pope.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2023
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point-blank. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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