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Friends have gone even further north to St. Johnsbury, which is smack-dab in the path of totality.
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Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
The Detroit Lions coach grew up a huge Cowboys fan in Glen Rose, Texas, a tiny town about 75 miles southwest of Dallas that got a population spike in the mid-1970s when a when a nuclear power plant opened smack-dab in the middle of oil country.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
Trump’s hefty support is smack-dab in the middle of two wings of the Republican primary electorate: One wing is more establishment, moderate Republicans who adamantly oppose Trump, the other wing are the people who like Trump’s policies but aren’t fond of the man himself.
—Katie Bernardand, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
His career was smack-dab in the Steelers’ dynasty era.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Brevard is smack-dab in the middle of waterfall country.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
The celebrity endorsers -- Mark Wahlberg, Cole Hauser, and Andy Pettitte -- are smack-dab in the middle of the target demographic.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 22 Sep. 2023
Construction began on Angel Stadium in Anaheim in 1964 with Mickey Mouse presiding,* smack-dab in a cornfield that may or may not have been a Native American burial ground.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
However, smack-dab between her stints on Jonas and Victorious was a single episode of The CW's 90210 spin-off that aired on the network in 2010.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2023
Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
The Detroit Lions coach grew up a huge Cowboys fan in Glen Rose, Texas, a tiny town about 75 miles southwest of Dallas that got a population spike in the mid-1970s when a when a nuclear power plant opened smack-dab in the middle of oil country.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
Trump’s hefty support is smack-dab in the middle of two wings of the Republican primary electorate: One wing is more establishment, moderate Republicans who adamantly oppose Trump, the other wing are the people who like Trump’s policies but aren’t fond of the man himself.
—Katie Bernardand, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
His career was smack-dab in the Steelers’ dynasty era.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Brevard is smack-dab in the middle of waterfall country.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
The celebrity endorsers -- Mark Wahlberg, Cole Hauser, and Andy Pettitte -- are smack-dab in the middle of the target demographic.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 22 Sep. 2023
Construction began on Angel Stadium in Anaheim in 1964 with Mickey Mouse presiding,* smack-dab in a cornfield that may or may not have been a Native American burial ground.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
However, smack-dab between her stints on Jonas and Victorious was a single episode of The CW's 90210 spin-off that aired on the network in 2010.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
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smack-dab
adverbˈsmak-ˈdab
: exactly sense 1b
smack-dab in the middle
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