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Recent Examples of blanks
Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
While live-feed viewers were already in the know on some of what went down, the latest episode filled in the blanks on Tuesday.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Pinstripes Nation scribe Sara Molnick filled in the blanks on Monday.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Each draft report contains bracketed fill-in-the-blanks that an officer must either complete or delete before it can be submitted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Watkins ranks second among forwards for shots in the box (eight) but has failed to convert one big chance during this string of blanks.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
While live-feed viewers were already in the know on some of what went down, the latest episode filled in the blanks on Tuesday.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But Pinstripes Nation scribe Sara Molnick filled in the blanks on Monday.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Each draft report contains bracketed fill-in-the-blanks that an officer must either complete or delete before it can be submitted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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These might include the filling out of forms, technological issues and fraud prevention.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Knee braces are considered one of the most effective forms of treatment for the joint pain, but patients can find the braces uncomfortable, Uhlrich said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ask about tenant retention, leasing progress and how vacancies are being addressed.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two vacancies in the Senate have left DFLers holding 33 seats to Republicans’ 32.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Patriots went 4-for-14 on third down and 1-for-3 in the red zone against the Raiders, and Maye had some issues with accuracy, firing passes over the heads of wide receiver DeMario Douglas and tight end Hunter Henry.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Endries caught 45 passes over the final eight games of the season for Cal, with at least five catches in six of those contests.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If tax records and documents do not add up, employers and employees may be arrested and detained as investigators sort out who is illegally present in the United States or illegally employing workers.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott Olson/Getty Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Kais Saied witness the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in various fields including green and low-carbon development and investment after their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But this framing ignores reality.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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After a morning spent reviewing a dataset, reading research papers and playing with cutting-edge AI models in his Manhattan Apartment, Edwin Chen takes a short walk to the swank three-story Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Ninth Avenue.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Without such infrastructure, stablecoins risk being hobbled by operational gaps rather than technological limits.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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