as in totally
in a complete or unlimited way
She's absolutely certain she remembered to lock the door before leaving.
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Recent Examples of absolutely
The San Francisco 49ers were absolutely ravaged by injuries last season, which played a massive role in their disappointing 6-11.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Alongside our other new wonderful actors and truly brilliant returning cast, Rivals series two absolutely showcases the best of British and Irish talent.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Bottom line: The Bengals’ starting defense in both games was absolutely blown away at the point of attack.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Make the hook short, sharp and punchy, and absolutely not a question.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Alongside our other new wonderful actors and truly brilliant returning cast, Rivals series two absolutely showcases the best of British and Irish talent.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Bottom line: The Bengals’ starting defense in both games was absolutely blown away at the point of attack.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Make the hook short, sharp and punchy, and absolutely not a question.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolutely
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McBride is able to capture the often indistinguishable line between agony and pleasure, the way one can be known totally and known not at all from one moment to the next.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That was just a totally different recording procedure.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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How to prevent your car from being stolen in Tennessee Thanks to modern technological innovations there are several ways to deter or prevent auto theft entirely.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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Innovation that beats inflation by creating entirely new categories of value.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Soares finds tech firms’ current safety mitigations wholly inadequate.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
21 Aug. 2025
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The arrival of a voice, and in that voice, a wholly indelible character.—
Katie Kitamura
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Still, the largest enterprise customers will likely take much longer to fully transition.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But time will tell if the royal family will ever be reunited fully.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
31 Aug. 2025
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YouTube What To Know On Wednesday, Swift quite literally broke the internet when her New Heights interview was released.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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While their poetry was quite distinct, the voices, in prose and sometimes in person, of the four male poets in the group in particular, Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, could be uncannily similar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The first half of the documentary is a delightful and thoroughly unlikely progression through one of the most colorful artistic moments in recent history, steered by Asher’s own memories and appearances by friends including Twiggy, Eric Idle and many more.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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These professionals ensure that instruments are thoroughly cleaned before and after surgery.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And the Shillings certainly weren’t happy with the amount.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Keys’ career certainly hit its high point this past year, with her big win at the Australian Open.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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