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
From gumbo to Mardi Gras wings, kicking up your game-day menu with a little spice is a slam dunk.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The case is hardly a slam dunk for Gruden.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The success of the petition is not a slam dunk, even with Grijalva’s imminent arrival.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Olkaria should have been a slam dunk.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The case is hardly a slam dunk for Gruden.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The success of the petition is not a slam dunk, even with Grijalva’s imminent arrival.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Olkaria should have been a slam dunk.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slam dunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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Up next is the 3-Eye Vibram Turn-Lock Lug Boat, which reimagines the classic boat shoe with a lace-free turn-lock dial closure and a Vibram 884C Bristol Lake outsole.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Eye care professionals are seeing the ways in which these changes are affecting the industry and attempting to remain in lock-step with this evolution.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, after losses in two of their last three games, that is certainly no sure thing anymore, according to ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Regular playing time became less of a sure thing.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Erling Haaland’s extraordinary goal output aside, the old certainties have been missing.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unlike a seventh victory of the season, a 955th catch while wearing a Chargers lightning bolt on the sides of his helmet seems almost like a certainty.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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