abstractedness

noun

as in withdrawal

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  1. withdrawal
  2. abstraction
  3. absence
  4. unconsciousness
  5. unawareness
  6. remoteness
  7. detachment
Noun
  • After each deposit, investigators said there were ATM withdrawals at Rivers Casino and casinos in Atlantic City, transactions at online gambling sites and Zelle transfers to herself.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • At the hospital, the princess met with doctors and health workers who use the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB), a training that helps identify early signs of social withdrawal in infants in order to support them.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of withdrawal
Noun
  • In 2021, her work appeared in a blockbuster exhibition of abstractions by women at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and that year’s edition of the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The premise is too convoluted to summarize here, but the point Murakami was making was one of beauty in abstraction.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of abstraction
Noun
  • Another area district leadership pointed to in this year’s results was a significant increase compared to the year prior in the number of teachers with fewer than 10 absences.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Graham continued to lead the defense, while Clark returned from a two-game absence to provide an offensive spark.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of absence
Noun
  • Patricia Williams, 46, was allegedly conducting a medical procedure on victim Lillie Hill when the octogenarian lapsed into unconsciousness.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Even as the actors shouted in counterfeit pain from the next room, the subjects continued to administer increasingly intense shocks they’d been told could lead to unconsciousness or even death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unconsciousness
Noun
  • Have hypoglycemia unawareness – an absence of warning signs for high blood sugar.
    — Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Black enrollees reported the highest rate of unawareness of work requirements at 62%, compared to 56% among White enrollees and 54% among Hispanic enrollees.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Definition of unawareness
Noun
  • Despite the remoteness of the island, there’s still more to do beyond the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Unraveling the Tunguska Event mystery Remarkably, scientists wouldn't get a firsthand look at the destruction caused by the Tunguska blast for almost two decades, due primarily to the extreme remoteness of the blast location.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of remoteness
Noun
  • In our conversations, Zvyagintsev maintained a certain detachment from the controversy.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Although the process currently operates only at a lab scale, understanding the mechanics of direct silver detachment could provide a practical solution for green industrial recycling.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of detachment
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“Abstractedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstractedness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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