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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Nelson beat the Vegas defense for a point-blank look in front of the Golden Knights’ crease, not all that different from the chance Stone got.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
And just point-blank believing in me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Cade Cowell, on the counter-attack, played a low cross from the right side that was deflected by a diving Freese but Ruvalcaba tapped in the rebound from point-blank range.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The goalie regained his composure, picked up his stick and was ready when Philadelphia’s Porter Martone sent a pass back to Bump for another point-blank opportunity; Andersen waited Bump out, forcing him to overhandle the puck and send an attempt off the side of the net.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
And just point-blank believing in me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Cade Cowell, on the counter-attack, played a low cross from the right side that was deflected by a diving Freese but Ruvalcaba tapped in the rebound from point-blank range.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The goalie regained his composure, picked up his stick and was ready when Philadelphia’s Porter Martone sent a pass back to Bump for another point-blank opportunity; Andersen waited Bump out, forcing him to overhandle the puck and send an attempt off the side of the net.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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