as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town

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Recent Examples of smack-dab It’s located smack-dab in the middle of the city, where guests can easily access tons of hiking and mountain biking trailheads that lead to some of the most jaw-dropping vistas in the entire country. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025 Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024 First, there’s the challenge of getting to your small intestine, which is smack-dab in the middle of your GI tract. Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024 Released smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic, the song sees Charli longing to wildly lose herself in a club, a feeling many of us could relate to at that time. Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024 That’s smack-dab on top of the theoretical prediction, seeming to confirm the standard model of cosmology. Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024 The 1080p webcam sits smack-dab in the middle of the top bezel. PCMAG, 25 July 2024 Now the Fieri-fave has opened a second eatery called The Food Republic smack-dab in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s busy hub, where Sunrise Boulevard and U.S. Highway 1 meet. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024 But the newest tenant, Alara, is something altogether different: a downtown-caliber, fine-dining restaurant smack-dab in the middle of it all. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
  • Just like learning a new language—you’ve got to get phonics right first, not just vocabulary.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 6 July 2025
  • North was right behind her with four goals and two assists, while having the highlight of Friday night with a between-the-legs goal while her back was to the goalie just outside the crease.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
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  • Either way, there’s no wrong answer—just the one that suits your next adventure best.
    Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The plea comes just weeks before Kohberger's trial was set to begin.
    Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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  • However, his focus was squarely focused on sounds emerging from Texas and Tennessee.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • He’s led the AL in innings pitched once (in 2022 with 201 1/3) and is squarely in the race in that department this season.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Smack-dab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smack-dab. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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