point-blank
adjective
1
a
: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
b
: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
point-blank
adverb
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After Sean Johnson made a diving stop of a penalty kick by Philip Zinckernagel, Cuypers put away a loose ball with a first-touch finish from point-blank range to give Chicago a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute.
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CBS News, 14 May 2026
Moments later, Harris pressed again, but Marcinkowski smothered the shot at point-blank range to keep the visitors’ halftime deficit at 2-0.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
After Sean Johnson made a diving stop of a penalty kick by Philip Zinckernagel, Cuypers put away a loose ball with a first-touch finish from point-blank range to give Chicago a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Hathaway, on a two-on-one with Luke Glendening, saw his point-blank slam-dunk try denied by the left pad of Andersen, and in the closing seconds, Dvorak’s shot from the slot, set up by Konecny, rang off the inside of the post.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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CBS News, 14 May 2026
Moments later, Harris pressed again, but Marcinkowski smothered the shot at point-blank range to keep the visitors’ halftime deficit at 2-0.
—Daily News, 14 May 2026
After Sean Johnson made a diving stop of a penalty kick by Philip Zinckernagel, Cuypers put away a loose ball with a first-touch finish from point-blank range to give Chicago a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Hathaway, on a two-on-one with Luke Glendening, saw his point-blank slam-dunk try denied by the left pad of Andersen, and in the closing seconds, Dvorak’s shot from the slot, set up by Konecny, rang off the inside of the post.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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