blanks
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pluralof blank.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
blankadjective(of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on. -
present tense formof blank (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
blankadjective(of paper or other writing surface) having no marks; not written or printed on.
Example Sentences
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You will be spending limited time with him in person, which means you’ll be filling in a lot of blanks yourself.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sitting in the shade, Oleksandr was looking over his goods -- paintings, electronic components, toys and old phones -- laid out on wooden blanks on the tarmac.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But it is not hard to imagine those blanks being filled in as a new generation steps up.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Fishery inspectors relied on local pearling leaders and divers to fill in cartographic blanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
There are blanks and skeletons, barrel-stem keys and saturn-bow keys, elevator keys and cabinet keys.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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