as in lock
one that is certain to succeed
since he was trying his first case, the assistant district attorney was assigned a burglary case that was a slam dunk
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Recent Examples of slam dunk
Tillis warned that extending the Trump-era tax cuts isn’t a slam dunk.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
First Moore stole an inbounds pass and skied for a slam dunk, giving KU a 51-45 lead with 12:18 to play.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Angel Reese Talk about a slam dunk: Chicago Sky basketball player Angel Reese knows how to serve both on and off the court.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
And Antetokounmpo is kicking things off with his next slam dunk: investing in women’s basketball.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
First Moore stole an inbounds pass and skied for a slam dunk, giving KU a 51-45 lead with 12:18 to play.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Angel Reese Talk about a slam dunk: Chicago Sky basketball player Angel Reese knows how to serve both on and off the court.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
And Antetokounmpo is kicking things off with his next slam dunk: investing in women’s basketball.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slam dunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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The actress wore a mini dress, tights, handbag and chunky heels in the bold hue. 18 of 19 Regina King Regina King appeared at the Schiaparelli show in a plunging white suit with a gold lock detail.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Master Lock Portable Small Lock Box $24 $22 at Amazon This portable lock box is a TikToker favorite because it can be used during and after flights.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Translated, low rates of interest signal tight credit whereby risk averse banks lend to sure things.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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The lack of transparency associated with the Maldivian government—today’s and those of the recent past—is mirrored by the lack of certainty around the islands’ early history, as Hassan Ahmed Maniku explains in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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His squads in October and November had considerable overlap, with several mainstays looking like World Cup certainties, including Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Folarin Balogun and Antonee Robinson.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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