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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

We’re smack dab in the middle of 2010 again.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 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

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