absolute
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"They're doing their absolute best to protect communities and properties."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a victim impact statement, his daughter Rebecca Powles described him as the "absolute pillar of our family", adding: "He had so many friends and was loved by absolutely everyone who knew him."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
But it’s not the absolute level of SAD that impacts the stock market, but changes from one month’s level to the next.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
This called for the creation of fake messengers, and Delmer invented some absolute stunners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Say you are trying to cool a banana to absolute zero.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
No doubt, but as we have seen with the handball law if you add more absolutes that simply results in more disallowed goals.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Johnson told Barron’s that the projected percentage increases represent ranges rather than absolutes, and that individual payouts would depend on the company and the employee’s performance.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Also note that these listed bloom times are meant as guides, not absolutes, so before you plan an outing, always check ahead to ensure your favorites are actually in flower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
"They are not designed to be absolutes," he said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
All of us, when it comes to personality, naturally think in terms of absolutes: that a person is a certain way or is not a certain way.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing absolute
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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