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Recent Examples of blanks
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
On Thursday, boat security personnel will fire machine guns using blanks, which are pretty loud, Smith said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 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
And then Kittle helped fill in the blanks.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
Besides shuffling tiles and deciding whether to play with blanks or not, the trio is hoping the studio becomes a place to unwind, grow stronger friendships and meet some new people along the way.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Only bottom side Wolves have drawn blanks in more matches (15).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
On Thursday, boat security personnel will fire machine guns using blanks, which are pretty loud, Smith said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 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
And then Kittle helped fill in the blanks.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
Besides shuffling tiles and deciding whether to play with blanks or not, the trio is hoping the studio becomes a place to unwind, grow stronger friendships and meet some new people along the way.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Only bottom side Wolves have drawn blanks in more matches (15).
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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Broadly speaking, the panel was addressed to the arts, not only the visual arts but also all forms of writing, including journalism.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Solar energy is still one of the cheapest forms of energy, and energy is in higher demand than ever, partly due to artificial intelligence data center construction.—
Ayurella Horn-Muller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Currently the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans have vacancies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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While board members agreed to eliminate the positions of dozens of teachers who are not based at specific schools, Hepburn said there’s so much turnover among teaching staff that they should easily get placed in schools to fill vacancies and are at low risk for being laid off.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 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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There were no dedicated, full-time employees in that arm, which handles verifying and logging all distribution expenses for accounting statements, other than Neon former vice president of finance James Wehrfritz, until 2020, when Friscia was hired, per court documents.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Court documents reveal new details Court documents filed late last week provide some new insight into the case, as well as into Mendoza Hernandez’s background.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Schoen used void years sparingly early in his tenure, but the Giants are one of the few teams currently with no contracts containing voids.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That critique also conveniently ignores how much of the existing media landscape was built on government largesse.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the life-writer cannot take a doggedly factual approach that ignores a whole layer of emotional and imaginative experience.—
Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s piled high with boxes filled to the ceiling with all kinds of cannabis merchandise and paraphernalia, though mostly rolling papers.—
Steve Bloom,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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Elkins and Pugh were supposed to go to court Monday to sign the papers, Crystal Brown said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Policymakers, especially here in Tokyo, would be wise to accept more foreign workers to plug labor gaps, but that’s not a durable answer on its own.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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