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
That had absolutely nothing to do with girls basketball, yet that ban from the MIAA wiped away a potential state title for the program.
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
To Bobby's question, yes, marking it as spam absolutely helps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Steve Carell taught it, and Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group, so to get in there and have that happen was just absolutely magical.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
The only other sets of fans with over half being absolutely happy with life are Manchester City’s and Sunderland’s, although 87 per cent of Liverpool fans and 89 per cent of Arsenal's are pretty content, while leaving room for some improvement.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
To Bobby's question, yes, marking it as spam absolutely helps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Steve Carell taught it, and Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group, so to get in there and have that happen was just absolutely magical.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
The only other sets of fans with over half being absolutely happy with life are Manchester City’s and Sunderland’s, although 87 per cent of Liverpool fans and 89 per cent of Arsenal's are pretty content, while leaving room for some improvement.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
Adverb
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Our whole show is people saying bad things about each other the entire time, but to see someone actually physically do something like that was totally wild and really showed how far that Victoria was willing to go.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is admissions time this spring semester, and with these vouchers not being totally available to families until April, that's at the very end of the school year almost.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Throw it on for dinner, layer it over your airport outfit, or belt it over a dress for a completely different silhouette.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Just to the left of Trouvelot lies another large basin that appears even older and more heavily eroded, with its rim almost completely worn away.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The real ocean, of course, ignores those assumptions entirely.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Instead of adapting CNTFs to conventional designs, the researchers built heaters entirely from the fibers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Iran's capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dancers appear free of themselves and the world, utterly engrossed in music and dance in a way that is generous and fully alive.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Beyond his academic commitment, Carson is always willing to lend a hand to classmates and contributes positively to the classroom community.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway 's resumption of share buybacks and a personal stock purchase by new CEO Greg Abel were viewed positively by analysts, though most said the moves don't meaningfully change the investment case for the name.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This is wholly new territory for Apple; the MacBook can now credibly compete more with cheap Windows laptops and even Chromebooks than other MacBooks, a genuine attempt by Apple to court budget shoppers.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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The company has been wholly owned by Japan’s Nippon Steel since June.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Several Persian Gulf nations have already reduced or fully shut down oil and natural gas production out of fear of an attack by Iran’s drone or missile arsenal.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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With a total investment of $520 million, the fully operational station is expected to generate 792 million kWh of electricity annually, that is enough to power around 600,000 households.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The service Despite the fact that the resort is, quite literally, removed from direct access to any major city, no special request seems too unrealistic or unreasonable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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On the offensive line, five-star offensive tackle Keenyi Pepe — at 6-foot-7, 330 pounds — already looks quite capable of contributing on a Big Ten front.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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