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Recent Examples of point-blank
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
Makar, the Norris and Lindsay finalist who’s still looking for his first goal of the series, walked in on Oettinger and fired from point-blank range.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 May 2025
With the Wild leading 4-2 and six minutes left, Gustavsson made two huge saves on a Golden Knights power play — a glove stop on Eichel and a save on a point-blank look by Tomas Hertl in the slot.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Other states, including Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Wisconsin, refused to sign the certification point-blank.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
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Stabler asks him, point-blank, if what Lucia said about McKenna’s involvement in Olivas’ family’s murders was true.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
Makar, the Norris and Lindsay finalist who’s still looking for his first goal of the series, walked in on Oettinger and fired from point-blank range.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 May 2025
With the Wild leading 4-2 and six minutes left, Gustavsson made two huge saves on a Golden Knights power play — a glove stop on Eichel and a save on a point-blank look by Tomas Hertl in the slot.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Other states, including Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Wisconsin, refused to sign the certification point-blank.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point-blank
Adjective
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But as Saleh’s script advances, and the actor sees the walls closing in around him on all sides, the tone grows more desperate and the film turns into a straight-out thriller.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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Some people are staying; some people are just canceling straight-out.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The video begins with an overhead shot of the massive property, offering a direct view of the home’s surrounding greenery and now-empty pool in the backyard.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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People reported that in 1960, Queen Elizabeth II and Philip determined that Mountbatten-Windsor would be the surname for their direct descendants.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The bluntly declarative candor of their performances feels at once tweaked with the artifice of frank expressivity yet emotionally hyperreal.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Have a frank conversation with her about her recklessness and its impact on others.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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In February, creative director Sabato De Sarno abruptly left Gucci before Milan Fashion Week.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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But just a few weeks later — after President Donald Trump announced widescale tariffs and the stock market dropped precipitously, bubbling up recession fears — some would-be vacationers abruptly scaled back their spending plans, a second round of the survey found.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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The candid video showed the cat gently moving his paw to pump breast milk for his owner, who had recently given birth.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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But when navigated well, this process can strengthen the relationship and ensure that directors serve as your candid, engaged, and strategic partners.—
Rachel DuRose,
Harvard Business Review,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, an outspoken critic of the city’s homeless programs, also has been a longtime supporter of terminating the emergency.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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These decisions suggest an effort to suppress all but the most overt nationalistic efforts from American artists, a fool’s errand given the outspoken nature of the creative community, and one that is not unfamiliar around the globe.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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But most of all, Peck is blazingly forthright in his championing of Orwell as a man from the past who may just hold the key to the world’s future.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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But any honest history must also be forthright about the genuine fears that shaped American policy and the deeper currents of ideology.—
Leo Tran,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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The songwriting reveals Solana Rowe at her most plainspoken and blunt.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2024
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There’s no bombast, no contests, not even any highlight clips; just some plainspoken, matter-of-fact comments from the guy next door who happens to watch an awful lot of hockey.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point-blank. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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