as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions
regarded their son-in-law as a flat-out loser and let him know it
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Recent Examples of flat-out
Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Britain is flat-out refusing to be drawn into the war.
—Sam McNeil, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Britain is flat-out refusing to be drawn into the war.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The others come from flat-out surprises that will floor and astonish you.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Appearing in a sit-down interview on NFL Network on Sunday, Glenn flat-out named Geno Smith as the Jets’ starting quarterback for 2026.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Britain is flat-out refusing to be drawn into the war.
—Sam McNeil, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Britain is flat-out refusing to be drawn into the war.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The others come from flat-out surprises that will floor and astonish you.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-out
Adjective
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Still, seek balance, not utter seclusion.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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To some umps’ great dismay—and fans’ utter delight—calls are indeed getting overturned, with all the suspense of a Roman emperor deciding on a gladiator’s fate.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Paint, solvents, aerosol sprays, and the like should absolutely never be stored under the kitchen sink.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs absolutely believe this will work.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lahav black ballgown with sheer black veil and beaded appliqués throughout.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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And the sheer scale is unprecedented.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And Norby, who crusaded against redevelopment, calls the deals downright predatory, where one city essentially steals business from another rather than creating anything new.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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From the silly and/or salacious, to the genuinely harrowing, nary a week has gone by without something surprising, if not downright disturbing, in the world of media, entertainment and celebrity.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Arte Moreno and his then team president, John Carpino, were the absolute leaders in advocating that MLB needed to be as financially fan friendly as possible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The growth was like an absolute vertical learning curve.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In the two years since, Tisza has completely eclipsed Hungary’s old institutional opposition—a fractured gamut ranging from the far right to the left.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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As well-wishers floated between a recording studio, the walk-in closet, a media room, and guest bedrooms, Tuco, the dog, looked completely unfazed by the dozens of curious guests peeking behind every corner.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The series poignantly addresses the complexities of teenage struggles, particularly through Justin’s undiagnosed ADHD and Keisha’s experience of trauma, emphasizing the importance of unconditional support and the intersection of mental health with race and class in today’s world.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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The limited goal of bringing the regime to heel expanded immediately into its unconditional surrender and potential annihilation.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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His killings were brutal and senseless–and utterly random.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to both Gosling’s tongue-in-cheek charisma — as well as the curious and utterly sincere personality that Ortiz imbues into Rocky through his voice performance and intuitive puppeteering (with plenty of improvisation) — the movie becomes a disarming interstellar, interspecies bromance.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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