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Recent Examples of blanks
Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Obviously, blanks were used, but the concussive blast of the cannon needed to be regulated.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
At the time of execution, four members will have guns with live ammunition and one member will have a gun with blanks.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry fills in the blanks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Getting to the quarterback is the position’s primary task, and KC has been shooting blanks in that department lately.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
With the government shutdown still impacting data releases, alternative information like ADP's has been filling in the blanks on the economic picture.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Ball's specific gifts could fill in some blanks for a roster that lacks creativity beyond James Harden and athleticism really anywhere.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
But the blanks in D__’s name, like everything else in Poppick’s portrait of a poet as an aging millennial man, are deliberate.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Obviously, blanks were used, but the concussive blast of the cannon needed to be regulated.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
At the time of execution, four members will have guns with live ammunition and one member will have a gun with blanks.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Welcome to Derry fills in the blanks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Getting to the quarterback is the position’s primary task, and KC has been shooting blanks in that department lately.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
With the government shutdown still impacting data releases, alternative information like ADP's has been filling in the blanks on the economic picture.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Ball's specific gifts could fill in some blanks for a roster that lacks creativity beyond James Harden and athleticism really anywhere.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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Tax forms for the national Indivisible, a tax-exempt social welfare group, show the group reported $5 million in assets in 2024.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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These days, he is widely regarded as having the finest facility with metrical forms of any poet of his generation—a grasp of prosody both perfect and unpredictable, as if the complex metronome of that turbulent coastline ticked on within him.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Ishii said the council is focused on filling the five Police Accountability Board vacancies and finding Aguilar’s replacement, finalizing the board’s regulations, giving both oversight entities the necessary tools to succeed and restoring belief in the oversight process.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sitting commissioners of the housing authority make recommendations to fill vacancies on the panel, subject to the approval of the city's Board of Directors, which has a window of time following the decision to confirm or reject an individual.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Each time a car or truck passes over a road, its weight flexes the pavement and can create small cracks, the BBC reported in 2024.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Added on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, leading the NFL.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The files suggest that the couple and their children visited Epstein's island, and were named in a version of his will released in the Epstein documents.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Importantly, the survey also points to a potential de-escalator that Carlson ignores.—
Robert Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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If someone ignores your text, try asking a follow-up question (or calling them, because tone may travel poorly over screens).—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In September, leaders of Rx Kids released research papers evaluating how the program affects economic stability, maternal mental health and birth outcomes in Flint, where roughly a third of the population lives below poverty.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The set includes 21 labels (so there’s no fear of mixing up your wax and parchment papers).—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But expecting that dogs will fill the social and emotional gaps in our lives is actually an obstacle to dogs’ flourishing, and human flourishing as well.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Key contributors include lack of availability, transportation to these services, workforce availability and insurance coverage gaps.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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