as in lock
one that is certain to succeed
since he was trying his first case, the assistant district attorney was assigned a burglary case that was a slam dunk
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Recent Examples of slam dunk
Boldy later assisted on Johansson’s backdoor slam dunk to give himself 83 points, tied for the fifth-most points in a season in Wild history.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Passing the reconciliation bill may not be a slam dunk, as Republicans hold only tiny majorities in both chambers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Another splices real combat videos between home runs and slam dunks from Wii Sports.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Passing the reconciliation bill may not be a slam dunk, as Republicans hold only tiny majorities in both chambers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Another splices real combat videos between home runs and slam dunks from Wii Sports.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slam dunk
Noun
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In 1995, Warren Sapp was a lock to go inside the top five.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Big West regular-season champion Hawaii, which beat Long Beach on its home court twice in the regular season, and MIVA champion Ball State (25-4) appear to be locks for the other top-four seeds.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Right now though, Cruise is your first sure thing.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Getting to — and staying — at Duke Knueppel’s attendance at Duke was no sure thing.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As exemplified through his company’s latest venture, Morton believes predictive intelligence will increasingly define competitive advantage, allowing agents to act with greater certainty and timing.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Seeking certainty Traditionally, engineers have dealt with singularities through software fixes.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Slam dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slam%20dunk. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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