as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town
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Recent Examples of smack-dab
Katharine's first professional home was the third floor of Building 5, a seven-story brick edifice lined with wide windows smack-dab in the middle of the GE factory.
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Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Li grew up in Millbrae, smack-dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay area.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The deer had done a can-opener off the top of the 16-foot embankment and landed smack-dab on top of my windshield, destroying it.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
Otis, Kansas, is almost smack-dab in the middle of the Sunflower State, a community of about 280 people named after the son of the man who founded the town in 1886.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The four-level single-family is smack-dab in the heart of Huron Village, surrounded by beloved neighborhood shops and restaurants and a stone’s throw from Danehy Park, Fresh Pond, and the Charles River.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
No, the medical bed, that monstrosity smack-dab in the middle of her bedroom, had sealed her fate.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
During opposition, Earth lies smack-dab between the planet and the sun.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Atherton, for example, maintained its estate-style residential zoning for decades, smack-dab in the middle of a job-rich area.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Li grew up in Millbrae, smack-dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay area.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The deer had done a can-opener off the top of the 16-foot embankment and landed smack-dab on top of my windshield, destroying it.
—Cheyne Matzenbacher, Outdoor Life, 3 Dec. 2025
Otis, Kansas, is almost smack-dab in the middle of the Sunflower State, a community of about 280 people named after the son of the man who founded the town in 1886.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The four-level single-family is smack-dab in the heart of Huron Village, surrounded by beloved neighborhood shops and restaurants and a stone’s throw from Danehy Park, Fresh Pond, and the Charles River.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
No, the medical bed, that monstrosity smack-dab in the middle of her bedroom, had sealed her fate.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
During opposition, Earth lies smack-dab between the planet and the sun.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Atherton, for example, maintained its estate-style residential zoning for decades, smack-dab in the middle of a job-rich area.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack-dab
Adverb
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Started around 2016, right around the time of the presidential election.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Slim V-neck Tee A v-neck tee is a travel classic for a reason, and this one gets the proportions just right.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The more massive the original star is, the shorter the post-AGB lifetime, down to a minimum of just over 1000 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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By cutting so much of Brontë’s sprawling novel down to the quick, by focusing so squarely on just Cathy and Heathcliff, we’re trapped only in the immediacy of their doomed affection, which is never allowed to be hot enough to make the entire effort come together, let alone come undone.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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But with the right mindset and tools, that leap lands you squarely in the future – saving money, reducing emissions, and discovering a new rhythm to the open road.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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