Thesaurus results for SMACK-DAB

smack-dab

adverb

ˈsmak-ˈdab

Definition of smack-dab

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 The president is set to give an address updating Americans on the Iran war on the evening of April 1, right smack-dab in the middle of primetime TV. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 And Illinois is smack-dab in the middle of the largest market in the world. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Katharine's first professional home was the third floor of Building 5, a seven-story brick edifice lined with wide windows smack-dab in the middle of the GE factory. — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 Li grew up in Millbrae, smack-dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay area. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smack-dab

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The surge is coming right at the peak of the summer driving season, which could cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars more compared with this time last year.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
The regular portal window normally opens right after the championship game and lasts for 15 days.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of right

Adverb

Soon, those critics may be forced to accept that the Argentines are just too good and too gritty to be denied.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
With just six minutes plus stoppage time remaining, England appeared on the verge of advancing to its first World Cup final in 60 years.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Definition of just

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RayNeo's Air 4 Pro slots squarely into the one-trick category, and that's a good thing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
Lin—known as Sequoia’s lead backer of DoorDash, Airbnb, Citadel Securities, and Reddit—said that he’s drawn to industries characterized by regulatory capture, and that Bunkerhill fits squarely in that paradigm.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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