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smack-dab

[smak-dab] / ˈsmækˈdæb /
ADVERB
directly
Synonyms
WEAK
as a crow flies bang beeline dead direct due exactly fair flush just plump precisely right slam-bang slap smack square squarely straight straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation

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Kraken forward Matty Beniers wasn’t making any postgame apologies for his team releasing an outlet valve blast of pressure-cooker steam smack-dab in the face of their bystander opponents.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

First, the pod zeroed in on their prey—a Weddell seal lying smack-dab in the middle of a large piece of ice.

From National Geographic • Sep. 7, 2023

This pad isn’t going to win any beauty contests thanks to all those awkward buttons located smack-dab in the middle of its forehead, but each one has a valid purpose.

From The Verge • May 25, 2022

And the last straw, smack-dab in the middle of the Cold War?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2022

We were smack-dab in the middle of the room, and people started turning to us.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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