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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The second was when Hughes was on the back side and wasn’t able to thwart a slick cross-zone pass from Lane Hutson to Ivan Demidov, who buried his point-blank chance.
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Joe Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Winnipeg actually had the best chance of the period, when Connor was alone in front of Bobrovsky and elevated a backhand from point-blank range.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Gandhi was shot in the chest and stomach at point-blank range.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
James missed a point-blank layup on his first shot.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Joe Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Winnipeg actually had the best chance of the period, when Connor was alone in front of Bobrovsky and elevated a backhand from point-blank range.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Gandhi was shot in the chest and stomach at point-blank range.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
James missed a point-blank layup on his first shot.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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