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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Anton Lundell made it 3-0 with 41.7 seconds left in the frame on a point-blank shot in front of the net after Carter Verhaeghe poked the puck free with a strong forecheck behind the Oilers’ net.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Lundell was in the box for roughing after a scrum at the end of the first period, and Corey Perry — who scored the game-tying goal late in Game 2 — scored from point-blank range to cut Edmonton’s deficit to one early in the period.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
She was reportedly shot twice at point-blank range and died at the scene.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
But one of them was on a point-blank one-timer by Corey Perry on the doorstep on a power play.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Lundell was in the box for roughing after a scrum at the end of the first period, and Corey Perry — who scored the game-tying goal late in Game 2 — scored from point-blank range to cut Edmonton’s deficit to one early in the period.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
She was reportedly shot twice at point-blank range and died at the scene.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
But one of them was on a point-blank one-timer by Corey Perry on the doorstep on a power play.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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