blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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But now, Gilligan has finally cashed in the blank check to which he’s been long entitled.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
That era of blank checks may be over.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But potential is all a blank check is, until it’s got numbers and a signature on it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Costner was still a movie star, but he was no longer being offered blank checks and full creative control.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
That era of blank checks may be over.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But potential is all a blank check is, until it’s got numbers and a signature on it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Costner was still a movie star, but he was no longer being offered blank checks and full creative control.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blank check
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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