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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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“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

Everyone’s favorite analog diarist is smack dab in the middle of a universe ruled by tech.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

Among the cities smack dab in the action: Dallas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; and Montreal — making for the continent’s biggest eclipse crowd.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“We are smack dab in the middle of search and rescue and we’ll continue to put every available asset that we have to find the Titan.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

We arrived smack dab in the middle of summer, far from the nearest holy day.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver