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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Simpson still has trouble coming to terms with the fact that the man who was so good to her and doted on his family, shot and killed Maggie and Paul at point-blank range.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Shelide said surveillance video showed the murder suspect, who wore dark clothes and a mask, enter the business and shoot Batoo and Baban at point-blank range.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Another video proliferated across social media showed an RSF gunman shooting an unarmed man in civilian clothing with a machine gun dozens of times point-blank, causing his body to partially disintegrate.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Martinez managed to dribble through or fake out five Charlotte players on the way to a point-blank shot from the center of the box.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Shelide said surveillance video showed the murder suspect, who wore dark clothes and a mask, enter the business and shoot Batoo and Baban at point-blank range.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Another video proliferated across social media showed an RSF gunman shooting an unarmed man in civilian clothing with a machine gun dozens of times point-blank, causing his body to partially disintegrate.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Martinez managed to dribble through or fake out five Charlotte players on the way to a point-blank shot from the center of the box.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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