blank check

noun

Definition of blank checknext
as in carte blanche

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Recent Examples of blank check The state must demand absolute accountability and end the era of blank checks without metrics. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Under Missouri’s stadium plan, the state cannot simply hand the Royals a blank check to build a stadium. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 That bill is a direct response to a Supreme Court that handed the executive branch a dangerous blank check and a Congress too timid to push back. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 In a striking example of the turnaround, Russia’s parliament recently gave the finance ministry a blank check to spend more and borrow past its debt ceiling without a formal budget or explicit legislative approval. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blank check
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  1. carte blanche
  2. free hand
Noun
  • Al-Bashir gave his protégé carte blanche to form a paramilitary group, the RSF, using militias drawn from the same Arab communities as the notorious Janjaweed.
    — Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • He was given carte blanche on the physical preparation of his goalkeepers.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of carte blanche
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  • Down the block, a Middle Eastern kid sits on the stoop of a brick apartment building, talking on a phone, gesticulating with his free hand.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 June 2026
  • 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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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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