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Recent Examples of blanks
Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Thiago had produced four successive blanks and there had been a significant drop in his underlying numbers.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
At the time of execution, four members will have guns with live ammunition and one member will have a gun with blanks.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry fills in the blanks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Getting to the quarterback is the position’s primary task, and KC has been shooting blanks in that department lately.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
With the government shutdown still impacting data releases, alternative information like ADP's has been filling in the blanks on the economic picture.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Ball's specific gifts could fill in some blanks for a roster that lacks creativity beyond James Harden and athleticism really anywhere.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
There are subtler blanks besides.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Thiago had produced four successive blanks and there had been a significant drop in his underlying numbers.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
At the time of execution, four members will have guns with live ammunition and one member will have a gun with blanks.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry fills in the blanks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Getting to the quarterback is the position’s primary task, and KC has been shooting blanks in that department lately.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
With the government shutdown still impacting data releases, alternative information like ADP's has been filling in the blanks on the economic picture.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Ball's specific gifts could fill in some blanks for a roster that lacks creativity beyond James Harden and athleticism really anywhere.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
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Emerging voices and such big names as Tilda Swinton, The Secret Agent director and Oscar contender Kleber Mendonça Filho, and John Lithgow will come together in the Dutch city for a celebration of film in a wide variety of genres and forms.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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However, its main protection was the cabins’ rounded forms.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Office vacancies have remained elevated in the Bay Area, even years after the end of the business lockdowns.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Of the 10 vacancies, three came out of this division.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Each time a car or truck passes over a road, its weight flexes the pavement and can create small cracks, the BBC reported in 2024.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Added on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, leading the NFL.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cumming said the city's information technology department also abruptly cut off part of her office administrator's access, including the ability to see who else in city government may be looking at whistleblower complaints and documents related to ethics investigations.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In episode six, Max and Holly find the memory that Henry has been hiding from, and while Max kind of ignores it, Holly hangs back and watches how Henry is affected by having killed that man.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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That demand ignores long-standing practice, misunderstands the Bears’ legal obligations and risks undermining one of Illinois’ most important economic assets.—
Don DeWitte,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But labor union officials disputed that, saying Newsom, whose budget did not include any suggestions to close gaps caused by the federal government’s steep cuts to Medi-Cal and a wide range of social services, isn’t coming up with other answers.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investors are responding to valuation gaps, earnings growth, and a world where capital and trade are increasingly multi directional.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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