as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions
that's an outright lie!
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Recent Examples of outright
Networks aren’t facing outright bans, but rather a campaign of mounting political pressure and legal ambiguity enabled by an aggressive expansion of regulatory power.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
But the car will compete in a special editions class rather than go for outright victory.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
Still, neither party is projected to form an outright majority, setting the stage for coalition negotiations involving smaller left- and right-wing factions.
—Jan Bratanic Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
But the company’s previously unreported alternative proposals, marketed by the media investment bank Liontree, suggested that Vox Media was looking for a much broader transformation, if not an outright sale.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
But the car will compete in a special editions class rather than go for outright victory.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
Still, neither party is projected to form an outright majority, setting the stage for coalition negotiations involving smaller left- and right-wing factions.
—Jan Bratanic Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
But the company’s previously unreported alternative proposals, marketed by the media investment bank Liontree, suggested that Vox Media was looking for a much broader transformation, if not an outright sale.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outright
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Other than the utter and complete total collapse of the network broadcast business model.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her loyalty, unconditional love and gratitude will be worth the extra care her heart requires, guaranteed!—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sponsored and provided by LifeBridge Health Pets bring joy, companionship and unconditional love into our lives.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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If the success of a party is measured by the sheer volume of sequins, few could compete with the Conservative Action Political Conference.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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At various crucial points in the journey, the crew expects to lose contact with mission control because of the sheer distance and physics involved with the flight.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, Omnissa’s data didn’t detail exactly how many crashes both Windows and Mac computers suffered in absolute terms, only that Windows came in behind Macs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Despite absolute rulership always resting with the ayatollah, Iran has some functioning republican institutions, including presidential elections.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps no other museum cafe in the city is more beloved than the Neue Galerie's Café Sabarsky, a Viennese cafe that seems to transport guests to Austria, circa 1910, complete with lighting fixtures by Josef Hoffmann, furniture by Adolf Loos, and banquettes upholstered with Otto Wagner fabric.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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His metamorphosis into social scientist-cum-sage appears to be complete.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Their relationship starts as pure rivalry, shifts into a friends-with-benefits arrangement and eventually evolves into a full romantic relationship across the six-episode first season.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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But Honeywell is inching up, as people anticipate receiving shares of a pure-play aerospace company and an automation and security company.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte entered the night fifth in total defensive rating at 111 over the better portion of the past three months, and the reason is apparently not all that complicated.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The administration has a goal of reaching a total capacity of 100,000 beds, and it's launched a controversial effort to convert warehouses into holding facilities and aggressively expand detention capacity.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Catanzaro Lido, a beach town along the Ionian coast, meals tend to be simple and communal.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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In her first interview since becoming head of content at Disney+ EMEA, Angela Jain has said the message to writers and producers is simple, the streamer is going to greenlight more originals from the region and will be backing that effort with extra funds for local fare.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Outright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outright. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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