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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The Fire’s best chance came in the 88th minute when Jonathan Bamba’s point-blank shot was stopped by Ustari.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The other was a brilliant kick save from point-blank range on Adriana Leon to keep the clean sheet.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Deadline interviewed Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, and asked her point-blank about Murphy playing either Voldemort or another role.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Dos Santos punctuated his clean sheet with a point-blank stop of a Danny Musovski attempt in the 87th minute.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The other was a brilliant kick save from point-blank range on Adriana Leon to keep the clean sheet.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Deadline interviewed Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, and asked her point-blank about Murphy playing either Voldemort or another role.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Dos Santos punctuated his clean sheet with a point-blank stop of a Danny Musovski attempt in the 87th minute.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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