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smack-dab

[smak-dab] / ˈsmækˈdæb /
ADVERB
directly
Synonyms
WEAK
as a crow flies bang beeline dead direct due exactly fair flush just plump precisely right slam-bang slap smack square squarely straight straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation

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It’s smack dab in the middle of the migration routes for the Round Valley and Casa Diablo herds, according to a recent study.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

I'm 35 years old, smack dab in the middle of the Millennial generation, and grief is the least of my problems.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

“This is smack dab in the middle of the growing season so anything that was ready to harvest was pulled. Whatever was left was lost,” Guild said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

And smack dab in the middle, sits Disney World.

From Slate • May 2, 2023

Far down the road, apartment buildings framed a view of the bay with Alcatraz island smack dab in the middle.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman