point-blank
adjective
1
a
: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
b
: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
point-blank
adverb
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Instead, he's met along the way by two of Whitfield's cronies, who've been posing as deputies, and is shot twice point-blank, dying immediately.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
To the shock of everyone else in the room, Conrad pulls out a pistol and shoots Archie point-blank in the chest.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The visitors’ best look came in the 59th minute, when David Martinez created a breakaway opportunity only to have dos Santos make a spectacular save on the point-blank attempt from the left side of the box.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has waged a public relations campaign that features not-so-subtle, point-blank warnings for immigrants illegally in the country to get out and ridicules those who have been caught and are in the process of being removed from the United States.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
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Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
To the shock of everyone else in the room, Conrad pulls out a pistol and shoots Archie point-blank in the chest.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The visitors’ best look came in the 59th minute, when David Martinez created a breakaway opportunity only to have dos Santos make a spectacular save on the point-blank attempt from the left side of the box.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has waged a public relations campaign that features not-so-subtle, point-blank warnings for immigrants illegally in the country to get out and ridicules those who have been caught and are in the process of being removed from the United States.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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