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
Some of the stunts and effects in this list absolutely dwarf that amount.
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Posey as a home-renovation host would be absolutely delicious.
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 June 2025
The head of our makeup department was absolutely phenomenal at her job.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025
But Frenkie was absolutely all football — getting the ball, dribbling past everyone, scoring all the goals.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Posey as a home-renovation host would be absolutely delicious.
—Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 June 2025
The head of our makeup department was absolutely phenomenal at her job.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025
But Frenkie was absolutely all football — getting the ball, dribbling past everyone, scoring all the goals.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
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Bibb again joined her as cohost, and the two totally twin in their matching styles.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
17 June 2025
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No available evidence suggests that Israel has the airpower payload capacity to carry the 30,000-pound large earth-penetrating bombs developed by the United States that would be necessary to carry out an attack to totally destroy Fordow.—
Robert A. Pape,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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The name steadily declined over the following decades and fell off the list of top 1,000 entirely after 2019.2 Wieber, who won gold as part of the Fierce Five at the 2012 London Olympics, is now head coach of the University of Arkansas women's gymnastics team.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
13 June 2025
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Comments Reacher's next mission has been revealed, and the series has enlisted almost an entirely new cast to bring it to life.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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Forced to be an armchair detective, he’s assisted in his sleuthing by girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly, utterly gorgeous and talking in a tiny voice that sounds as if her throat had been chilled with a constant supply of ice drops).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Mexico has strongly rejected the accusation — which Trump’s chief of homeland security repeated — as utterly false.—
Laura Strickler,
NBC news,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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He’s read a few books on the subject, but he’s also discovered—as all risk-takers eventually do—that practice and game day are two wholly different animals.—
Levi King,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Narrating what happened with the boy in the autopsy room turned out to be wholly different from experiencing it; the riptide shock of that moment slowed to a largo of painful excavation.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 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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It’s been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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While that is quite close to the FOMC’s target, it was dragged down by a decline in energy prices.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Submerge charcoal in water until it's thoroughly cooled.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.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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Zombie series in these settings are still going to be pricey, and so AMC certainly has that to consider.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Some historical context appears to be lost in this conversation because Sundowns certainly do not solely owe their success to their wealthy owner.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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