absolute
Example Sentences
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“They wait until it’s an absolute emergency,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Under my proposal, the federal government may end up with more money in absolute terms even if it takes a smaller percentage of the returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal officers who commit crimes in this state."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In absolute terms, the FactSet consensus calls for $1.75 in earnings per share from Nvidia, up 116% from a year before.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
But before I explain that Dad is the absolute last person to fix electrical problems—he once hired a handyman to change a lightbulb—Camille runs into the kitchen.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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