abstract
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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
Almost any explanation can be labeled race neutral in the abstract.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Some were, in essence, monumentally scaled abstract sculptures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
I wanted a picture that was sharp on his well-known headcover of a tiger but for him to be abstract to it, as opposed to standing next to it.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Even though theater is part of the “arts,” an airy term, the time students spend with him is actually the least abstract part of their day—certainly less theoretical than a math, science, or history class.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing abstract
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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