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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Gandhi was shot in the chest and stomach at point-blank range.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
James missed a point-blank layup on his first shot.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In reality, videos show one agent calling Good an expletive as she is shot in the face and chest at point-blank range.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
An instant later, another agent opened fire at point-blank range.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
James missed a point-blank layup on his first shot.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In reality, videos show one agent calling Good an expletive as she is shot in the face and chest at point-blank range.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
An instant later, another agent opened fire at point-blank range.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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