absolute
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When she gave her statement to police, she described a scene of absolute shock and panic in the car, complete with "screaming and crying".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That left an absolute majority out of reach for either Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The company didn’t disclose an absolute booking count, so it’s too early to say how much business the chatbot is taking from established travel websites.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
“I appreciate their trust in me, and I have an absolute blast doing it every single week. And I cannot wait to continue to do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It had been absolute torture to not give away the secret for nine whole months as he saved up, but the look on George’s face was totally worth it.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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
Khondji concedes to these particularities, yet he doesn’t think in rigid absolutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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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