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
Boldy later assisted on Johansson’s backdoor slam dunk to give himself 83 points, tied for the fifth-most points in a season in Wild history.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Passing the reconciliation bill may not be a slam dunk, as Republicans hold only tiny majorities in both chambers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Another splices real combat videos between home runs and slam dunks from Wii Sports.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Passing the reconciliation bill may not be a slam dunk, as Republicans hold only tiny majorities in both chambers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Another splices real combat videos between home runs and slam dunks from Wii Sports.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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Standard safety equipment includes a blind spot alert, collision warning, driver attention assist monitor, pedestrian detection, surround view camera and child seat anchors and door locks.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Hynes said he was told the lock would cost $229.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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And even sure things are wrong sometimes.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The only sure thing at the moment is that Bernard will be in the starting lineup at one of the two starting spots.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is the In-between Time, when far-sighted certainty is a vanishingly rare commodity.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Earlier last month, Meyer had indicated that DHL can secure fuel for its airline fleet in Europe through June, but there’s less certainty about supply across Asia.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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