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as in theoretic
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise
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as in impressionistic
using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture
Cubism is a style of abstract art in which natural forms are broken up into geometric shapes
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people
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as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of abstract
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
On the right ear cup, abstract linework inspired by audio waveforms flows across the surface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
The study was presented as an abstract, but a more in-depth manuscript of the investigation will be submitted for peer review in the coming months, Mahdavi said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Block’s integration will also abstract away backend complexity—converting and settling payments behind the scenes.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Adjective
The works are often abstract or semimetaphorical, depicting themes like motherhood, familial harmony, and the relationship between people and nature.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
On the right ear cup, abstract linework inspired by audio waveforms flows across the surface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
Straus has authored over 85 refereed journal articles and many reports, abstracts/proceedings, popular articles and newsletters, in addition to mentoring several graduate students.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
The study was presented as an abstract, but a more in-depth manuscript of the investigation will be submitted for peer review in the coming months, Mahdavi said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Verb
Over time, more and more layers of software development were abstracted away, to the point where assembly code is barely even taught anymore.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Block’s integration will also abstract away backend complexity—converting and settling payments behind the scenes.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstract
Adjective
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As if acknowledging the decidedly impressionistic quality of the translation, each of Emoji Dick’s lines of emoji was accompanied by the original text.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
1 July 2025
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One standout, runner-up finisher Jailbird from director Andrew Salter, is less impressionistic.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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That includes Call Notes (an automatic summary of your phone call), and support for the Pixel Screenshots app.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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These methods address not just the emotional but the physical manifestations of moral injury and foster long-term resilience.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Wimbledon is the tennis manifestation of this attitude, the sensible friend who likes to call it a night early.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
Verb
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This all, of course, was not to distract from the center of her makeup look: a matte red lip.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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The legal fight threatens to distract from the group's goals in a state where Democrats already struggle to adequately field and fund candidates.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
Verb
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In mere seconds, AI can summarize long reports, write emails in our tone and even generate strategic recommendations.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Apple Intelligence, which arrived in 2024 following the iPhone 16’s September launch, includes tools that can summarize notifications, transcribe phone calls, erase objects in photos, and use an iPhone’s camera to search Google or prompt ChatGPT and create images.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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From my perspective, these shifts aren’t theoretical.—
Jack Thorogood,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Carter, who had a doctorate in theoretical physics, dispatched a team of officers to the Bay Area to set up an outpost—officially called the Defense Innovation Unit, but known at the Pentagon as Unit X.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Items from China face a minimum tariff of thirty per cent, and that rate will surely go higher if the two sides can’t finalize a trade deal, the outlines of which were seemingly agreed upon in May.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Last night provided at least a skeleton of an outline of what that looks like.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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It was also found in archive images going back 19 years, which allowed astronomers to compute its orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Abstract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstract. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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