as in lock
one that is certain to succeed
since he was trying his first case, the assistant district attorney was assigned a burglary case that was a slam dunk
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Recent Examples of slam dunk
In a city that knows how to work hard and play hard, Amsterdam was always going to be a slam dunk for the Soho House brand.
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The feature is pretty much a slam dunk, with the camera’s roving eye picking out random pairs of people in the stands who may or may not be actual couples — and therein lies part of the fun.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
And then there are those shows that might not seem like slam dunks to rank as big hits with Generation Alpha.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a slam dunk against the Miami Heat during the first half of the California Classic summer league game at Chase Center on July 06, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The feature is pretty much a slam dunk, with the camera’s roving eye picking out random pairs of people in the stands who may or may not be actual couples — and therein lies part of the fun.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
And then there are those shows that might not seem like slam dunks to rank as big hits with Generation Alpha.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a slam dunk against the Miami Heat during the first half of the California Classic summer league game at Chase Center on July 06, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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To emphasize the sad state of affairs, Ilett updated his followers on another bad hair day from inside a running shower, his matted locks drooping to his cheekbones.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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This time, Nelson's team exited nine aircraft at 19,000 feet and had 60 seconds to find their slots, lock hands and hold a snowflake formation before breaking apart to deploy 174 parachutes in unison.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps the lone sure thing was supposed to be cornerback Christian Gonzalez.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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While those firms have seen their fortunes rise amid the larger artificial intelligence boom, a windfall from any of them is no sure thing.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The softer labor market has made a 25-basis-point cut at the Federal Reserve’s September 17 meeting a virtual certainty.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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With less than three minutes to play in regulation, the win seemed a certainty for USD.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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