absolute
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Most require temperatures near absolute zero, about -459 degrees Fahrenheit, to maintain the fragile quantum states needed for computation and communication.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Mock said it is “the absolute least they can give.”
From Slate • May 28, 2026
“This is an absolute tragedy and given the number of deceased, the Robbery-Homicide Special is handling the investigation,” said Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Mike Bland.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The girl's father said he felt "absolute horror" about the sentences given.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
On the other hand, Kelvin’s discovery of absolute zero told physicists what they couldn’t do.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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