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Recent Examples of blanks
Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s also a long story, which Hokum eventually gets around to filling in the blanks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Unbeknownst to Lydia, the gun is loaded with blanks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Minted gold bars Minted gold bars are made from refined gold that’s rolled into thin strips, cut into blanks and stamped with a high-pressure press.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
After Suno spit out the concept, a collection of world-class musicians including string players and a drummer recorded the musical bits to fill in the blanks and add a more personalized human touch.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Deputies recovered the handgun, which was later determined to be a weapon that fired blanks, the sheriff's department said.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
If the CC&Rs do not answer the question, the Davis-Stirling Act fills in the blanks.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s also a long story, which Hokum eventually gets around to filling in the blanks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Unbeknownst to Lydia, the gun is loaded with blanks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Minted gold bars Minted gold bars are made from refined gold that’s rolled into thin strips, cut into blanks and stamped with a high-pressure press.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
After Suno spit out the concept, a collection of world-class musicians including string players and a drummer recorded the musical bits to fill in the blanks and add a more personalized human touch.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Deputies recovered the handgun, which was later determined to be a weapon that fired blanks, the sheriff's department said.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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Vatkin is represented by works in his signature style, where thick, layered brushstrokes, fragmented forms and a vivid use of color create a sense of motion and instability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Unlike most forms of hantavirus, which spread from rodents to humans, Andes is the only strain that is able to transmit from person to person, heightening fears about how outbreaks could unfold under the right conditions.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The City Council had two vacancies because of resignations earlier this year.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
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In other recent vacancies, the city opened applications to the public.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
Verb
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That information will be sent off every time the satellite passes over Cincinnati.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Doubs is seven years younger, should be a little cheaper and is already well-versed in the Shanahan offense, especially catching passes over the crowded middle.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The appeal was filed on Tuesday, May 11, and does not have any other information or documents attached to it.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Plenty of people already use AI to polish text in emails or other documents before sending them, and this is essentially the same thing for voice input.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Criminalization also ignores the realities of mental health and poverty.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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One brave man ignores a greeting.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Also among those whose cases Yost wants dismissed, according to court papers, is Leo DiSabato’s, a former OSU wrestler and older brother of whistleblower Mike DiSabato.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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The suspect, identified in court papers only as RH, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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That means closing gaps quickly, improving leadership alignment and ensuring teams are focused on what drives results.—
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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One of the most glaring gaps lies between the infrared and millimeter-wavelength radio observations, but the Probe Far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) would fill much of it.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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