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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Frustration started to kick in a little bit as the first 44 shots Canton produced were turned aside, many of which were from point-blank range without a defender in the way.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
All of those details lead to a great save on a point-blank one-timer with no time to react.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Otay Ranch’s Joshua Contreras scored off a rebound from a corner kick from point-blank range to open the scoring in the 11th minute.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Lancers’ almost scored on a late redirect by Maxwell Hernandez but Enriquez made a point-blank save with about six minutes left.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
All of those details lead to a great save on a point-blank one-timer with no time to react.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Otay Ranch’s Joshua Contreras scored off a rebound from a corner kick from point-blank range to open the scoring in the 11th minute.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The Lancers’ almost scored on a late redirect by Maxwell Hernandez but Enriquez made a point-blank save with about six minutes left.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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