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
The Los Angeles Chargers are virtually a slam dunk for the playoffs after their quarterback treated Thursday night like a day on the courts.
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Caitlin Clark just scored a style slam dunk in Prada.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
They are also slam dunk Hall of Famers, or someday will be.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Billie Eilish Eau de Parfum Celebrity perfumes aren't always a slam dunk, but the Billie Eilish Eau de Parfum is a serious success story.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jay Paris, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Caitlin Clark just scored a style slam dunk in Prada.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
They are also slam dunk Hall of Famers, or someday will be.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Billie Eilish Eau de Parfum Celebrity perfumes aren't always a slam dunk, but the Billie Eilish Eau de Parfum is a serious success story.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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Jayden Daniels is a lock for Rookie of the Year and plays like a seasoned vet.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Only the passenger transporting the firearm is allowed to retain the key or lock combination, the TSA says.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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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 23 Jan. 2025.
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