absentee
Example Sentences
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Spurs were in control from start to finish but needed to dig deep for the win, with over a dozen absentees and only one senior player on the bench.
From Barron's
The absentees included a general who was dismissed as a lawmaker late last year and a former deputy discipline-inspection chief for the military.
In fairness to Amorim, he does have a long list of absentees.
From BBC
According to a 2013 report from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, about 60% of land in the county is owned by absentee corporations, including railroad, mining and timber companies.
Trend watchers on social media were far less kind to this “key structural color,” responding to Pantone’s announcement with jokes about rushed assignments and absentee landlords.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
