as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions
that's an outright lie!
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Recent Examples of outright
Under the first Trump administration, the EPA rolled back several Obama-era greenhouse gas standards on power plants, but this recent announcement marks the first time the agency has suggested outright repeals.
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Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Sherrill has avoided outright proposing changes to the tax code but has favored increasing award amounts for the state’s child tax credit, which currently range from $200 to $1,000 per child.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
In recent months, trans and nonbinary travelers have faced delays and outright denials from the U.S. State Department when trying to update gender markers on their passports, even when their other legal documents are in order.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Those concerns—paired with massive pay gaps between male and female athletes, unequal media coverage and occasionally outright discrimination—have led some critics to write off the recent women’s sports boom as nothing more than a social cause.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Sherrill has avoided outright proposing changes to the tax code but has favored increasing award amounts for the state’s child tax credit, which currently range from $200 to $1,000 per child.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
In recent months, trans and nonbinary travelers have faced delays and outright denials from the U.S. State Department when trying to update gender markers on their passports, even when their other legal documents are in order.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Those concerns—paired with massive pay gaps between male and female athletes, unequal media coverage and occasionally outright discrimination—have led some critics to write off the recent women’s sports boom as nothing more than a social cause.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outright
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There won’t be adequate words to describe how much changed in such a short period of time, thanks to Trump’s utter debasement of the office, and the GOP’s decision to follow him down one of the ugliest paths imaginable, all the while abandoning principles, morals, and basic common decency.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Where to watch:Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. 1. 'Jaws' (1975) The seafaring masterpiece sinks every other shark movie in its utter perfection.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Trump mulled joining the Israeli strikes over the past four days and called for Iran’s unconditional surrender.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Because the show really is about friendship, unconditional friendship between these four and then five girls.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Nevertheless, the analysts flagged the sheer volume and tone of the content as a genuine officer safety concern.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
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The difference, however, was in the sheer volume of players who left on a temporary basis.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Jewel Loyd — Las Vegas Aces Jewell lives up to her name, stepping through the tunnel looking like an absolute gem in this Jacquemus Canadian tuxedo—a sleek, washed, and polished denim suit.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Thus, the comeback is evident both on an absolute basis and relative to RPRX’s peers, which of course is constructive for further gains as well.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Platforms like LiveRamp's Data Marketplace allow retailers to license their first-party audiences to programmatic buyers without building a complete DSP/SSP stack.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Williams, from Wisconsin, and Heckel, from Southern Cal, make for what could be a devastatingly complete UConn team.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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The fuel running this sleek, aerodynamic speedster of a movie is 100-percent pure star power.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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This mocktail is pure indulgence with a playful twist.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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When asked how much of total global reserves would still be denominated in dollars five years from now, more central banks from non-advanced economies anticipated a slight decrease from the current 43% share than their peers in advanced economies.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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The special 350-ml. size is available at all 350 Bulgari boutiques globally, whereas the other formats of the scents will retail at 47 stores out of Bulgari’s total units in the next two years, Colombo said.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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In his formal lecture to the Academy, Campbell offered some reflections on the simple science that gave rise to the treatment, and to its wide array of applications.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2025
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While to some these screen-free devices may seem like a return to the early, simpler days of fitness trackers, Werring says the public is a bit more savvy than the step-counting obsessives of the 2010s.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Outright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outright. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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