at the stroke of

idiom

: exactly at
They arrived at the stroke of midnight.

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Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12. Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 The line is generally around the building at the stroke of midnight that day, Parks said. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025 Government funding is due to lapse at the stroke of 12 a.m. Saturday. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025 And Congress can't be forced into action at the stroke of a president's pen. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the stroke of

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“At the stroke of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20stroke%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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