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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Upstairs, the third level is something of a slam dunk, complete with an indoor sports court, a bar area, and a gym.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
If the show’s creators had stuck to the source material (making only necessary changes for an adaptation to the screen) this could have easily been a solid three-season slam dunk for MGM.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Still, most agreed the case was likely a slam dunk for law enforcement.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Unbound, by Bill Donahue $34 at Amazon This one’s a slam dunk for any endurance person.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
If the show’s creators had stuck to the source material (making only necessary changes for an adaptation to the screen) this could have easily been a solid three-season slam dunk for MGM.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Still, most agreed the case was likely a slam dunk for law enforcement.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Unbound, by Bill Donahue $34 at Amazon This one’s a slam dunk for any endurance person.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
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On the outside of the bags, the chief inspector notes the thumb drive labels and then records the serial number from the ballot bag locks onto the respective chain of custody forms.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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True to its space-age look, the home is powered with smart-home technology that sets lights, locks, climate control, and more with the touch of a panel.Miles Walls, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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Amid all of these challenges, the only sure thing is that the benefits of migration–like all traits and behaviors honed by evolution–must outweigh (or at least equal) the downsides.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024
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If history is any indicator, success in avoiding a recession is no sure thing.Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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And even more so now, the idea that the quietly revolutionary stance is to embrace doubt rather than certainty.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Your certainty that there was a snub in repaying your kindness with inferior tuna perplexes Miss Manners.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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