as in totally
in a complete or unlimited way
She's absolutely certain she remembered to lock the door before leaving.
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Recent Examples of absolutely
The actor, who will make his debut in the long-running horror franchise with Scream 7, remembers absolutely bombing his original audition for the 1996 Scream.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 20 June 2025
However, this system must be well-planned, carefully implemented and absolutely not rushed into place.
—Jessica Hanson York, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
There's not enough — there will never be and should not be enough — employees for a one-on-one situation, although my father was absolutely convinced that someone at the IRS every year looked at his return.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Having said that, returning from a serious ankle injury is absolutely something to be concerned about.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 20 June 2025
However, this system must be well-planned, carefully implemented and absolutely not rushed into place.
—Jessica Hanson York, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
There's not enough — there will never be and should not be enough — employees for a one-on-one situation, although my father was absolutely convinced that someone at the IRS every year looked at his return.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Having said that, returning from a serious ankle injury is absolutely something to be concerned about.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
Adverb
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The volume of the baggy jean demands direction, and a brown boot can provide a visual anchor that prevents the outfit from totally overflowing.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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The build features totally custom bodywork with a removable hardtop, a hot-rod V12 engine and a five-speed manual transmission—all in green over tan, of course.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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The fire crew managed to contain the fire entirely as of Tuesday afternoon.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Whether Stevens will look to swing additional moves to get below the first apron (which would require shedding an additional $7.4 million in salary) or out of the tax entirely ($15.4 million) remains to be seen.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The second half display utterly knocked the belief out of Juventus.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The spa decor is modern and luxurious, and everything on offer is designed to be utterly relaxing.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Manchester City have been sponsored by Etihad — wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, through its sovereign wealth fund ADQ — since 2009 and have refused to wear Emirates sleeve patches in the FA Cup since 2015 due to the two airlines being direct rivals.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The practice of robbing Linear Pete to pay Stock-Watching Paul has only exacerbated pay-TV’s wholly credible shrinking act, and now the traditional media giants seem to have given up on any sort of last-ditch reclamation effort.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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For example, trans students in states with fully inclusive athletics policies are less likely to have considered suicide than students in states without such policies.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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This strategy will reduce the time between launches for the fully reusable rocket, which SpaceX aims to fly multiple times per day.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Though quite different in tone and style, the Fast and Furious movies owe a lot to this bubbly cult classic. 36.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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But how? Here’s a start: • Consider everything, but consider it thoroughly.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Martinez spoke thoroughly on the topic of not being a helicopter parent, rather guiding children to their own results.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Oscar Bobb generally gets far more assists than goals, too, but with those five players, as well as Rayan Cherki, City certainly have enough numbers for the wide roles, even if goals are not yet assured.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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There is no overlap between the play and Aira’s life; certainly there’s no anger against the dying of the light in Aira.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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