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
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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As Vaughn settles in the second time around, his voice is gruff, worn from rapping, recording, interviewing, and flat-out existing.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Cunningham’s struggles have been a mix of New York’s defensive pressure, first-time playoff jitters, and flat-out sloppiness.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Everyone else is trudging along, if not toiling through a flat-out slump.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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It’s been flat-out difficult to score for both sides.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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As Vaughn settles in the second time around, his voice is gruff, worn from rapping, recording, interviewing, and flat-out existing.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Cunningham’s struggles have been a mix of New York’s defensive pressure, first-time playoff jitters, and flat-out sloppiness.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Everyone else is trudging along, if not toiling through a flat-out slump.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-out
Adjective
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Trump, for his part, has shown no interest in Palestinian civilian life for its own sake (and has demonstrated utter disdain for domestic pro-Palestinian activists).—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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Cricket is not even just fighting against other sports, but also its own with the slew of formats and franchise leagues creating utter confusion amid a congested calendar.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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On energy policy, Donald Trump is absolutely correct, at least rhetorically, about something: nuclear energy should be playing an essential role in powering the United States in the decades to come.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The display is absolutely top notch for a watch: an LTPO 2.0 AMOLED panel that gets up to 3,000 nits of brightness.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Secrets of the Thrift Kidney's strategy centers on knowledge, patience, and sheer time investment.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Elements of fabric ruching and stitching featured at the hips, with sheer fabric cascading throughout the rest of the piece.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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Oilers’ power play comes up short The power play has been the Oilers’ bread and butter for so long, but it’s been inconsistent in the playoffs and downright nonexistent on the road.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Compared to Disney, which filled a convention hall at the Javits Center, and NBCUniversal, which took over Radio City Music Hall, Netflix’s presentation felt downright cozy.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The layers of fealty, love and the grinding terror of war are absolute perfection.—
Caitlin Starling,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The company’s long-term target is to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050, based on a 2022 baseline.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump offered to mediate the conflict and renewed his call for an unconditional ceasefire.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Then, in Kyiv, Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK and Poland demanded an unconditional ceasefire for a month, and published a picture of the five countries’ leaders on the phone to President Trump.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
Adverb
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How anyone thought that this was the most engaging use of a seemingly competent third-person flight-combat system is utterly baffling.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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After playing just one division foe over the first six weeks of the season — a three-game sweep of the utterly helpless Colorado Rockies last month — the Dodgers are finally getting into the meat of their division schedule.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Moving forward, though, Hirsch wants Starz to own more of its programming, either outright or through co-production deals with other studios.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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University faculty are also generally resistant or even outright hostile to organizational innovation.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
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