absolute
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The team then cooled the crystal to just a few degrees Kelvin above absolute zero, the lowest theoretically possible temperature.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Manchester City's Champions League game against Paris St-Germain last week was an absolute throwback, which provided so many crosses, shots and goalmouth action.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cullen said he and his partner, Alison Sudol, were massive fans of Locke, who was "an absolute joy to work with".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Texans are now hoping that their chemistry can revitalize Harrison’s career after two seasons spent looking like an absolute bust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Because I suddenly know, with absolute clarity, that Mom doesn’t know I’m with Dr.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
But she also understood that sometimes the world was just a little bit more complicated and grown folks liked to operate in absolutes.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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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