fill in the blank

English

Examples
My name is _____.

(usually used attributively) A type of question or phrase with one or more words replaced with a blank line, giving the reader the chance to add the missing word(s).
The test consisted of fill-in-the-blank sentences.
- 2009, Randy Huddleston, Getting to Know God‎, page 43:
  The emphasis on doing the Bible study portion. This is not a fill in the blank with a simple answer from the Bible that “says” what we are looking for.

fill in the blank

To answer or complete a fill in the blank.
(idiomatic, figuratively) To complete the interruption, ambiguity or vagueness in understanding, perception or context of a situation.
- 2010, George Friedman, Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion:
  The Zionists intended to shape the perceptions of a global public with limited interest in or understanding of the issues, filling in the blanks with their own narrative.
- 2011, Debra Ginsberg, The Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel‎, page 55:
  It was important that she make something memorable. She wanted to be complimented. She wanted people to go home after the party and say, “Wasn't Dorothy's — fill in the blank — amazing?"

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