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Recent Examples of blanks
Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Thoughts race, filling in the blanks with worst-case scenarios.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
For me, the most important thing about a film is to give space, or to create blanks that the audience can fill in for themselves — not to force my ideas or a message onto the audience.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
If the CC&Rs do not answer the question, the Davis-Stirling Act fills in the blanks.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s also a long story, which Hokum eventually gets around to filling in the blanks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Unbeknownst to Lydia, the gun is loaded with blanks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Minted gold bars Minted gold bars are made from refined gold that’s rolled into thin strips, cut into blanks and stamped with a high-pressure press.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
The site may ask you to connect with a chat bot to fill in any blanks in your application.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Thoughts race, filling in the blanks with worst-case scenarios.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
For me, the most important thing about a film is to give space, or to create blanks that the audience can fill in for themselves — not to force my ideas or a message onto the audience.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
If the CC&Rs do not answer the question, the Davis-Stirling Act fills in the blanks.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s also a long story, which Hokum eventually gets around to filling in the blanks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Unbeknownst to Lydia, the gun is loaded with blanks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Minted gold bars Minted gold bars are made from refined gold that’s rolled into thin strips, cut into blanks and stamped with a high-pressure press.
—Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks
Noun
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The last five millennia have typically seen a great diversity of co-existing political forms—sometimes overlapping and symbiotic, sometimes divided and incommensurable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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About 15 minutes before game time in Tijuana, a line forms next to the Toros’ dugout, and Turner signs for fans in Dodgers caps and lucha libre masks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Seven vacancies will be kept open.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Commissioner vacancies compound the staffing problem.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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That information will be sent off every time the satellite passes over Cincinnati.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Doubs is seven years younger, should be a little cheaper and is already well-versed in the Shanahan offense, especially catching passes over the crowded middle.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The project is expected to cost $100 million, according to documents prepared by DURA.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The posting involves 158 files — documents, photos and videos from NASA, the FBI, Defense Department, and State Department.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Criminalization also ignores the realities of mental health and poverty.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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One brave man ignores a greeting.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Noun
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On the afternoon of the event, a Jewish man whose name was not revealed in court papers was walking his dog near the synagogue when Gitesatani approached from behind and punched him in the jaw, according to federal prosecutors.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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In the first inning, a stack of stapled papers from the press box were carried by the gusts into the stands.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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That means closing gaps quickly, improving leadership alignment and ensuring teams are focused on what drives results.—
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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One of the most glaring gaps lies between the infrared and millimeter-wavelength radio observations, but the Probe Far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) would fill much of it.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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“Blanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanks. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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