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
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.
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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
The deer had done a can-opener off the top of the 16-foot embankment and landed smack-dab on top of my windshield, destroying it.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
Otis, Kansas, is almost smack-dab in the middle of the Sunflower State, a community of about 280 people named after the son of the man who founded the town in 1886.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The four-level single-family is smack-dab in the heart of Huron Village, surrounded by beloved neighborhood shops and restaurants and a stone’s throw from Danehy Park, Fresh Pond, and the Charles River.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
No, the medical bed, that monstrosity smack-dab in the middle of her bedroom, had sealed her fate.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
During opposition, Earth lies smack-dab between the planet and the sun.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Atherton, for example, maintained its estate-style residential zoning for decades, smack-dab in the middle of a job-rich area.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
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
The deer had done a can-opener off the top of the 16-foot embankment and landed smack-dab on top of my windshield, destroying it.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
Otis, Kansas, is almost smack-dab in the middle of the Sunflower State, a community of about 280 people named after the son of the man who founded the town in 1886.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The four-level single-family is smack-dab in the heart of Huron Village, surrounded by beloved neighborhood shops and restaurants and a stone’s throw from Danehy Park, Fresh Pond, and the Charles River.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
No, the medical bed, that monstrosity smack-dab in the middle of her bedroom, had sealed her fate.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
During opposition, Earth lies smack-dab between the planet and the sun.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Atherton, for example, maintained its estate-style residential zoning for decades, smack-dab in the middle of a job-rich area.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
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The hotel is located right in the middle of downtown and close to restaurants, pharmacies, cafés, and parking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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But midway through the second half, Peterson allowed Flemings to get to his spot easily and knock one down from the mid-range before answering on the other end with a dribble hand-off 3-pointer right in front of the Kansas bench.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The cheapest seat could be gotten for just $24 on popular ticket app Ticketmaster only an hour before the game.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first act of my adventure started just outside the city of Córdoba, in what felt like a perfect place to unwind before delving into the local culture.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Her casting in Beach Read places her squarely back in the romance adaptation space, this time on the film side rather than streaming television.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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The victims were squarely within that community of serious mountain athletes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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