absolute
Example Sentences
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It’s the absolute goal of every resort operator to satisfy that hankering.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
Microsoft is oversold in absolute and relative terms following a steep downdraft, so it may have less downside than the rest of the Magnificent Seven.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“There is something especially appalling about stealing from the dead. During a time when dignity and respect should be absolute, Mr. Muñoz chose greed,” Los Angeles County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“Ultimately you end up maybe making more from what we call penny profit … more in absolute dollars, but maybe the percent margin had to shrink,” Kempczinski said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
To have any chance of leaving Riverbank, they would need powerful allies—and they would have to work in absolute secrecy.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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