as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town
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Recent Examples of smack-dab
It’s located smack-dab in the middle of the city, where guests can easily access tons of hiking and mountain biking trailheads that lead to some of the most jaw-dropping vistas in the entire country.
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Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024
First, there’s the challenge of getting to your small intestine, which is smack-dab in the middle of your GI tract.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Released smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, the song sees Charli longing to wildly lose herself in a club, a feeling many of us could relate to at that time.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s smack-dab on top of the theoretical prediction, seeming to confirm the standard model of cosmology.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
The 1080p webcam sits smack-dab in the middle of the top bezel.
—PCMAG, 25 July 2024
Now the Fieri-fave has opened a second eatery called The Food Republic smack-dab in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s busy hub, where Sunrise Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 meet.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the newest tenant, Alara, is something altogether different: a downtown-caliber, fine-dining restaurant smack-dab in the middle of it all.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024
First, there’s the challenge of getting to your small intestine, which is smack-dab in the middle of your GI tract.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Released smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, the song sees Charli longing to wildly lose herself in a club, a feeling many of us could relate to at that time.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s smack-dab on top of the theoretical prediction, seeming to confirm the standard model of cosmology.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
The 1080p webcam sits smack-dab in the middle of the top bezel.
—PCMAG, 25 July 2024
Now the Fieri-fave has opened a second eatery called The Food Republic smack-dab in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s busy hub, where Sunrise Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 meet.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
But the newest tenant, Alara, is something altogether different: a downtown-caliber, fine-dining restaurant smack-dab in the middle of it all.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
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The skirt is so flowy, just right for staying cool in the Southern summer heat.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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The southbound detour north of the Paddock Avenue Bridge on Paddock Avenue is to head north, turn right onto East Main Street, turn right onto Research Parkway, turn right onto Murdock Avenue and then turn right onto Paddock Avenue.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Tyrone Taylor hit a one-out single off Strider and stole second, and with two outs, Mauricio sent him home for just his third RBI of the season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Gener struck out 75 batters in 58 innings while walking just 14.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Rob Blanchard, a spokesperson for the governor, laid the blame for the failure to make progress on the issue of private equity squarely at the feet of legislators.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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As the Nord 5 is squarely in the flagship-killer category, OnePlus will be balancing performance with price, none more so than in the choice of processor.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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