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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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It’s smack dab in the middle of the migration routes for the Round Valley and Casa Diablo herds, according to a recent study.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

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

“This is smack dab in the middle of the growing season so anything that was ready to harvest was pulled. Whatever was left was lost,” Guild said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 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

The farm we lived on was called Cherokee land because it was smack dab in the middle of the Cherokee Nation.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls