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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
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The build features totally custom bodywork with a removable hardtop, a hot-rod V12 engine and a five-speed manual transmission—all in green over tan, of course.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The volume of the baggy jean demands direction, and a brown boot can provide a visual anchor that prevents the outfit from totally overflowing.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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Buying used physical books sidestepped licensing entirely while providing the high-quality, professionally edited text that AI models need, and destructive scanning was simply the fastest way to digitize millions of volumes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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In the pursuit of self-driving cars, Apple spent over $10 billion developing its autonomous car before abandoning the project entirely.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The spa decor is modern and luxurious, and everything on offer is designed to be utterly relaxing.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The second half display utterly knocked the belief out of Juventus.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 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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And through it all, through the turnaround (both for himself and the franchise) and through the winning, Maurice has remained wholly himself.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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In contrast to Sweden — the only European country to have fully banned smoking on restaurant and bar terraces — France continues to permit smoking in these spaces.—
Lisa Klaassen,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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The contract is not fully guaranteed; however, Wilson — the Nets’ second-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — is a rotation player and considered part of the team’s future as its rebuild continues.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The craft beer landscape was quite different when the Maltose Falcons formed their homebrewing club in California 51 years ago.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Rinse the grate, then dry thoroughly with a soft, clean towel.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Carolina thoroughly deserved its early lead, to the exact same degree Florida deserved its hole.—
Greg Cote
June 29,
Miami Herald,
29 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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