absolute
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"An absolute beacon of shining light. Always happy. Always smiling. Loved by everyone who met her," he said on X.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
My “undocumented-ness,” too, however, is not a golden ticket to absolute genius in my country, nationalism, or cross-border identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Rather than relying on atoms cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, the scientists created a supersolid using particles that combine properties of light and matter.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
"The safety of Poles is an absolute priority," he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
I’m aware of the absolute silence in the room— nobody wants to snitch on Gene.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Mozeliak didn’t rule himself out as the long-term answer at general manager and was emphatic about not speaking in absolutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
"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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