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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Agent Albert Molina Lopez and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero were not totally on board with this downtime and their charge duly lost in the second round at Queen’s to Draper.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Instead, watching from our humble blue marble, Elio feels just a tad too familiar in its sights and story beats to seem totally fresh.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
Adverb
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To disable location tracking entirely, toggle Location Services off at the top of the Location Services page (this will stop all apps from using your location).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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But Hector isn’t entirely blind to the outcomes of war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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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With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 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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Leonetta seems wholly fitting within its neighborhood, for its food shares the same focus on spices and seasonings, charring and cooling yogurt as do its Indian neighbors.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Asian spot prices obeyed the signal—jumping 11 percent to $14/mmBtu before London markets had fully digested the headline.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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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
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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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 28 Jun. 2025.
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