blank check

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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. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The actor held her red and lilac bouquet in his free hand.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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