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Recent Examples of absolute Perhaps with absolute certainty. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The greatest increase in absolute numbers was in those who don’t believe in anything in particular (12% in 2007, 19% in 2023-24). Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 Best black capri pants Black capris are the absolute easiest way into the trend. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025 There's an absolute honesty and openness and kindness. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for absolute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolute
Adjective
  • Beeber said speed limits on highways are arbitrary to some extent given their design.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know On October 7, 2025, the State Department reaffirmed Level 2 travel advisories for both the Maldives and Equatorial Guinea, but expanded the risk profile for Equatorial Guinea, adding fresh warnings regarding arbitrary law enforcement.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an unconditional ceasefire after talks in Malaysia on July 28.
    Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Yet Make Me Commissioner is anything but an unconditional love letter to the game.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Depending on the geometry, this can stretch the background galaxy in arcs, duplicate it into multiple images or form near-perfect circles called Einstein rings.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The noodles are then served in a cute yellow and green to-go container, perfect for your Instagram story.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 3,479,500 copies in pure album sales for the first week set a record on Billboard’s sales chart, of course.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • When there's no thesis or insight, this series feels dangerously close to pure exploitation of a tragedy real people have endured.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That means kimchi's beneficial bacteria could potentially offset the hypertensive effects of sodium, although the research is not conclusive.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The condition has been studied for years with no real conclusive findings about what can be done to treat it.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Amid the town’s oppressive atmosphere, Elma’s colleague Saevar could provide salvation.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In eastern Rajasthan’s poppy fields, an activist son and a farmer mother work to free themselves from oppressive circumstances.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The fight, an utter farce, lasted 91 seconds, but Trump formed a lasting relationship with the ferocious Tyson.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There weren’t gaping holes or utter structural breakdowns.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These vehicles are ideal for handling the many situations that THP officers encounter on the job.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tips for Making the Most of Your Dishwasher Making efficient use of your dishwasher might start with choosing an ideal energy-saving time, but other strategies can help, too.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Absolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolute. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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