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Recent Examples of blank check
The Rockets don't appear to be in any rush to hand him a blank check, either.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Here's the Allworth Advice: Helping your kids doesn't have to mean handing them a blank check.
—Bob Sponseller, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the people who slid into her DMs at the time was Wil Shipley, a software developer who basically offered her a blank check.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Taxpayers deserve a governor who negotiates for them, not one who hands unions a blank check.
—Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Here's the Allworth Advice: Helping your kids doesn't have to mean handing them a blank check.
—Bob Sponseller, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
One of the people who slid into her DMs at the time was Wil Shipley, a software developer who basically offered her a blank check.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Taxpayers deserve a governor who negotiates for them, not one who hands unions a blank check.
—Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blank check
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blank check
Noun
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Showing two high jewelry collections a year, Choisne let her imagination run wild with innovation as the cornerstone of the carte blanche expression shown in July.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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For his New York program, Japan Society offered Hasumi carte blanche — a rare honor previously extended to figures such as Susan Sontag and art photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The actor held her red and lilac bouquet in his free hand.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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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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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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