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
Universal: Unlike Disneyland, Universal Hollywood makes a feature of being smack-dab in the middle of North Hollywood.
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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
Right now, one of them is smack-dab center stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Rupert Goold’s production of The Hunt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
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
Right now, one of them is smack-dab center stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Rupert Goold’s production of The Hunt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
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After a relatively mild start to the weekend, Sunday is scheduled to drop as much as 2 to 4 inches of snow on the Baltimore area — right before temperatures plummet into the single digits Monday night.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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The big, bold flavors of Brunswick stew warm your body from head to toe and fill you right up with all sorts of hearty meats and vegetables.—
Craig Ruff,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Violette’s final choice doesn’t make sense in the context of everything she’s experienced over the course of the film, and Florence’s just manifests too quickly.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Lately, the 80-year-old gallerist has set her sights on Isola, a neighborhood just north of the city center that has attracted design workshops, thrift stores, and art studios.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Hill: Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a part of the government squarely in conservatives’ crosshairs this year, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) appeared during Senate questioning to be prepared to implement Trump’s deregulatory agenda — and on track for confirmation.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its hurricane-force fury manifested in huge swells that carried thousands of miles through the ocean aimed squarely at the U.S west coast.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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