absolute
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Africa's last absolute monarchy, Eswatini-- formerly called Swaziland -- is regularly criticised for its poor human rights record.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the one hand, Darkness’ giant black horns, glowing eyes and claws declare his absolute malice from the moment he appears onscreen, mournfully slumped on a throne.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Chloe McGinty, a student from County Donegal, said it had been "an absolute nightmare".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mike Bastasch, an EPA spokesman, said the initial modeling requested by the agency assessed “an absolute worst-case scenario.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
His perfectionism seemed absolute, even when they took walks to other villages and he insisted on quizzing her about the Latin names of plants they saw.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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
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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