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abstract

[ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt] / æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt, ˈæb strækt, æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt /








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His concerns about democracy were genuine, but the way to deal with it is not to have abstract conversations.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It was expensive, but worth every penny — a beautiful, abstract rendering of the film’s themes, displayed in a bewitching graphic style I couldn’t get out of my mind after coveting the poster online.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

On the wall behind the couch where clients sit, I hung a tapestry that features a sun rising over an abstract landscape of pinks and yellows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

De Gaulle was unbothered by his distance from Paris, for as the author observes, “his conception of France was an abstract one. He had little emotional attachment to places.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But he’d been building this abstract new life for them since Luke took state their freshman year.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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