Thesaurus results for SMACK-DAB

smack-dab

adverb

ˈsmak-ˈdab

Definition of smack-dab

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 What to do nearby The property sits smack-dab in the middle of Big Sur Village, which lends convenient access to the many beautiful sites that likely drew you here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 The route traces nearly 18 miles of the Lakefront Trail—all of them scenic—with the fountain smack-dab in the middle. — Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 Two plays later, in that same game, safeties Hufanga and Brandon Jones ran smack-dab into each other and dropped another easy would-be interception from New York quarterback Jaxson Dart. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for smack-dab

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Negotiations ran right up until the deal was unanimously approved during Tuesday’s marathon City Commission meeting and budget hearing, with Underline leaders agreeing to the city’s various asks.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Its double-sided blade and dual-direction rotation help create creamy, scoopable results right at home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of right

Adverb

That is because Lula, Brazil’s current president and campaigning candidate, had been parading the centre of Rio just a few hundred meters away from the port.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Kagan and Soai figured out, for the first time, a way to create just one of those mirror images.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of just

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Just suffice it to say that both of their projects have broad cross-generational appeal, although Dean’s timeless grooves might be more squarely in the pocket for older voters, whereas Rodrigo has a dad-rock factor going for her.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
That shift puts Patagonia’s purchasing decisions more squarely into the equation.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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