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Recent Examples of blank check
The Ether Machine will begin trading on the Nasdaq through a merger with blank check company Dynamix Corporation.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 July 2025
After critical and commercial smash hits, 2018’s Hereditary and 2019’s Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid was Aster’s ostensible blank check movie—a rare rite handed to directors that make a studio so much dough, they are let off leash as a reward.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Every economist Fortune spoke with made some version of this point—that a tariff, rather than giving a blank check for a seller to boost prices, sets off a complicated negotiation between importers, exporters, and American end buyers.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 July 2025
The Ducks missed out on the biggest names in free agency despite owner Henry Samueli’s guarantee of a blank check, as the frenzy of multiple signings when free agency opened was tempered by a free agent class thinned by teams making pre-emptive moves to keep top talent.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 July 2025
After critical and commercial smash hits, 2018’s Hereditary and 2019’s Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid was Aster’s ostensible blank check movie—a rare rite handed to directors that make a studio so much dough, they are let off leash as a reward.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Every economist Fortune spoke with made some version of this point—that a tariff, rather than giving a blank check for a seller to boost prices, sets off a complicated negotiation between importers, exporters, and American end buyers.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 July 2025
The Ducks missed out on the biggest names in free agency despite owner Henry Samueli’s guarantee of a blank check, as the frenzy of multiple signings when free agency opened was tempered by a free agent class thinned by teams making pre-emptive moves to keep top talent.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blank check
Noun
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Armed with the new law and guns, white kidnappers had carte blanche to snatch and enslave free Black people, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tyla also dolled up both of her wrists in a variety of Pandora bracelets — like the Small-Link Chain Bracelet — that served as a carte blanche for the Talisman collection’s shiny charms.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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