as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town
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Recent Examples of smack-dab
It’s located smack-dab in the middle of the city, where guests can easily access tons of hiking and mountain biking trailheads that lead to some of the most jaw-dropping vistas in the entire country.
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Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024
First, there’s the challenge of getting to your small intestine, which is smack-dab in the middle of your GI tract.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Released smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, the song sees Charli longing to wildly lose herself in a club, a feeling many of us could relate to at that time.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s smack-dab on top of the theoretical prediction, seeming to confirm the standard model of cosmology.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
The 1080p webcam sits smack-dab in the middle of the top bezel.
—PCMAG, 25 July 2024
Now the Fieri-fave has opened a second eatery called The Food Republic smack-dab in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s busy hub, where Sunrise Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 meet.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the newest tenant, Alara, is something altogether different: a downtown-caliber, fine-dining restaurant smack-dab in the middle of it all.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024
First, there’s the challenge of getting to your small intestine, which is smack-dab in the middle of your GI tract.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Released smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, the song sees Charli longing to wildly lose herself in a club, a feeling many of us could relate to at that time.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s smack-dab on top of the theoretical prediction, seeming to confirm the standard model of cosmology.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
The 1080p webcam sits smack-dab in the middle of the top bezel.
—PCMAG, 25 July 2024
Now the Fieri-fave has opened a second eatery called The Food Republic smack-dab in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s busy hub, where Sunrise Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 meet.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the newest tenant, Alara, is something altogether different: a downtown-caliber, fine-dining restaurant smack-dab in the middle of it all.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
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Moving right along from the latter-day Illya Kuryakin, Conde Nast global content director Anna Wintour, pictured below, has gathered no moss since the Wimbledon final a few days ago.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Rocky once joked about wanting a family dynasty like the Wayans, and Rihanna seems to be right there with him.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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As a result, their bonus pool is just $6.57 million, third lowest among MLB teams.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Mason is a stand-up comic Pryor's youngest son is a stand-up comic, just like his dad.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
Adverb
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This failure lies squarely with the legislature — not the governor.—
Brian Hopkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The Galaxy series was launched at Eurobike 2025 late last month, and aimed squarely at European riders.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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“Smack-dab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smack-dab. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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