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
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Baffert had long operated under a cloud of suspicion inside and outside of racing, thanks in part to his larger-than-life public persona and his utter domination of the competition on the racetrack – not to mention a series of other petty drug infractions in big races leading up to the 2021 Derby.—
Katie Bo Lillis,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Both looked to the heavens — well, the Ball Arena rafters — in utter disbelief.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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So fun to see Dina absolutely swooning over her dreamy guitarist (soon-to-be) girlfriend.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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Maintaining some air of in-person wonder is absolutely vital to getting to know another person for real.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 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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But the Blues have downright dominated the Jets in the three games of the Western Conference playoff series played at Enterprise Center.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Shoppers agree that this gadget is downright cool and makes their prep work much easier.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Loyalty and Centralized Power Imperial China placed immense value on absolute loyalty to the emperor.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Between these six players, Toronto and Florida have some of the absolute best players in the world going head-to-head.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The kind of energy that’s connected to unconditional love, truth, and spiritual expansion.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Light: Growth mindset, balanced, adaptable, nurturing, unconditional love.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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
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Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible. Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for Paper Tiger.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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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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“Flat-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-out. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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