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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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For the last few days, smack dab in the middle of his long-awaited breakthrough at USC, Arenas was sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Among the cities smack dab in the action: Dallas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; and Montreal — making for the continent’s biggest eclipse crowd.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

I'm 35 years old, smack dab in the middle of the Millennial generation, and grief is the least of my problems.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

“We are smack dab in the middle of search and rescue and we’ll continue to put every available asset that we have to find the Titan.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

There was no chance of seeing an ocean in Sassafras Springs, which is set smack dab in the center of the country.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney