absolute
Example Sentences
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“They wait until it’s an absolute emergency,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
To be sure, the absolute level of bond yields isn’t always the most important thing for equity investors.
From MarketWatch • 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
But he said Cuba had "the absolute and legitimate right to defend itself against a military onslaught."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
I will go back as soon as I can stir: I need not make an absolute fool of myself.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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