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Recent Examples of blanks
Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
While live-feed viewers were already in the know on some of what went down, the latest episode filled in the blanks on Tuesday.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Pinstripes Nation scribe Sara Molnick filled in the blanks on Monday.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Each draft report contains bracketed fill-in-the-blanks that an officer must either complete or delete before it can be submitted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Watkins ranks second among forwards for shots in the box (eight) but has failed to convert one big chance during this string of blanks.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
While live-feed viewers were already in the know on some of what went down, the latest episode filled in the blanks on Tuesday.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Pinstripes Nation scribe Sara Molnick filled in the blanks on Monday.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Each draft report contains bracketed fill-in-the-blanks that an officer must either complete or delete before it can be submitted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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His work is recognized for rejecting straight lines in favor of rounded, continuous forms and for being approachable yet full of personality.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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With Off the Internet, DocLab turns to interactive and immersive art in search of new forms of presence and connection.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ask about tenant retention, leasing progress and how vacancies are being addressed.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two vacancies in the Senate have left DFLers holding 33 seats to Republicans’ 32.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and 1-for-3 in the red zone against the Raiders, and Maye had some issues with accuracy, firing passes over the heads of wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Endries caught 45 passes over the final eight games of the season for Cal, with at least five catches in six of those contests.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To verify the details of their story, Eldeib examined thousands of pages of medical records, billing statements, state agency reports and insurance documents.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Foreign workers can also easily produce high-quality fake documents.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An energy policy that ignores this will get traction depending on which party is in office but not beyond that.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This perspective ignores the need for people to come to decisions together about truth and reality.—
Sara Giordano,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Honda conducts an annual symposium in Japan where engineers and researchers from across the company including HRC gather to present and publish papers on their developments.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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More papers are expected over the next year or so.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Without such infrastructure, stablecoins risk being hobbled by operational gaps rather than technological limits.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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