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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Smith said an autopsy showed the child was shot at point-blank range.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Physical evidence later showed Luther was shot at point-blank range, a medical examiner testified during her trial, according to the Times-Herald and Fox 5.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kitty was shot in the face at point-blank range as she was already wounded, bleeding, and trying to crawl away, prosecutors said.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Turner kept Son off the scoresheet at the death, halting his point-blank header before slapping hands with the South Korean striker in the second minute of second half stoppage time, but LAFC iced the match moments later as Son played Choinière in for an easy finish that made it 2-0.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Physical evidence later showed Luther was shot at point-blank range, a medical examiner testified during her trial, according to the Times-Herald and Fox 5.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kitty was shot in the face at point-blank range as she was already wounded, bleeding, and trying to crawl away, prosecutors said.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Turner kept Son off the scoresheet at the death, halting his point-blank header before slapping hands with the South Korean striker in the second minute of second half stoppage time, but LAFC iced the match moments later as Son played Choinière in for an easy finish that made it 2-0.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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