as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions
that's an outright lie!
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Recent Examples of outright
With a win Thursday at Iowa, Michigan State could lock up the outright title and take much of the drama out of Sunday’s regular-season finale between the Spartans and Wolverines at the Breslin Center.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The biggest short-term risk is not an outright collapse but rather disruptions in benefit processing, particularly for disability applicants.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
It’s been practically three years to the day since Grupo Frontera first went nuclear on TikTok, back when talk of an outright ban wasn’t imminent.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
For some, a hugely entertaining first hour will prove worth the price of admission, never mind the film’s outright disaster of a second half.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The biggest short-term risk is not an outright collapse but rather disruptions in benefit processing, particularly for disability applicants.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
It’s been practically three years to the day since Grupo Frontera first went nuclear on TikTok, back when talk of an outright ban wasn’t imminent.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
For some, a hugely entertaining first hour will prove worth the price of admission, never mind the film’s outright disaster of a second half.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outright
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The film’s villain has paralyzed the human species with a piece of technology that melds the body together with a machine and relies on empty fantasy to seduce its human users towards utter isolation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Lori-Ann Schmidt In the series, Kimmy's mom's ability to attract utter chaos through her love for adrenaline aligns her closest with Aries.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ariès argued that children didn’t emerge as a focus of unconditional love until the 17th century.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Families are unconditional, but workplaces have performance expectations and turnover.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The individual cores may not be as powerful as those on the Mac Studio with M4 Max, but the sheer number of CPU and GPU cores will deliver top performance in the most demanding applications.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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While the sheer number of krill in the Southern Ocean means the species is unlikely to face an acute threat to its survival in the near term, Savoca is quick to point out that numbers are no guarantee of success.—
Gabe Castro-Root,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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At just 99 million base pairs, its DNA has been stripped down to the absolute essentials.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Second, demand that any agreement include the return of kidnapped children and prisoners, as well as absolute security guarantees.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.—
Scott Paeth,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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When to Contact a Dermatologist Results from bacne treatment can take six to eight weeks to see, with complete clearing taking up to four months.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Blanchett, meanwhile, continues her reign among the cadre of actresses who work with their stylists — in this case, Elizabeth Stewart — to craft a collection of press-run looks that extend beyond pure glamour in their talking points.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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This can provide significant advantages over today’s best mini-LED TVs, including higher brightness, less blooming (light bleed around bright images), and purer, more accurate colors.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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In terms of total duels, Leicester have not fared much better.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, the total U.S. population rose by 1% during that time.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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All of this is a vaguely long-winded way of making a simple point — the outlook for Wolves’ defence has changed dramatically over the course of this season.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Over a simple club beat and some brassy horns on the chorus, the rapper narrates a particularly wild night out, all while still maintaining his status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Outright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outright. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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