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Recent Examples of blank check
But Lolly Adefope won the task with a blank check, with the intention of beating the highest amount by 1 pence.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
What most people don't know, though, is that a bank levy is not a blank check for creditors to use.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
These bills are not a blank check, nor a special regulatory carve-out for autonomous vehicles.
—John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
Body Talk gave Robyn the world’s fattest blank check.
—Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
What most people don't know, though, is that a bank levy is not a blank check for creditors to use.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
These bills are not a blank check, nor a special regulatory carve-out for autonomous vehicles.
—John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
Body Talk gave Robyn the world’s fattest blank check.
—Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blank check
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blank check
Noun
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Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan will receive an Honorary Golden Lady Harimaguada at the 25th edition of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, which is also hosting a full retrospective of his work alongside a carte blanche selection curated by the director.—
Rino Lu,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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And especially so at North Carolina, which just gave a different former professional coach a blank check and carte blanche.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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The 5-foot-7 junior showed slick moves to the basket and a nice shooting touch, aided by the referees’ unwillingness to whistle her for using her free hand to ward off defenders.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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