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as in theoretic
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise
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as in impressionistic
using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture
Cubism is a style of abstract art in which natural forms are broken up into geometric shapes
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people
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as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of abstract
Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Some appear simply abstract, others have funny little people doodled here and there, many are filled with big, bulbous shapes.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
At this week's conference, the company presented 18 abstracts highlighting its Guardant Infinity platform, which integrates blood and tissue testing to provide a comprehensive view of a patient's cancer.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Bad abstraction: Over-engineering unnecessary layers that attempt to hide the underlying technology stack (e.g., abstracting away Redshift vs. Snowflake).
—Elliott Cordo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
If texting Dorn descriptions of scents seemed too abstract for me, a podcast seems like an even more difficult medium to describe scent.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Some appear simply abstract, others have funny little people doodled here and there, many are filled with big, bulbous shapes.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Noun
One gallery had a special display of five abstracts by Mark Rothko.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
At this week's conference, the company presented 18 abstracts highlighting its Guardant Infinity platform, which integrates blood and tissue testing to provide a comprehensive view of a patient's cancer.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Bad abstraction: Over-engineering unnecessary layers that attempt to hide the underlying technology stack (e.g., abstracting away Redshift vs. Snowflake).
—Elliott Cordo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstract
Adjective
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The impressionistic doc captures people who have long been contending with the ravages of war and terror, most recently inflicted by ISIS.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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This is an era of action RPGs coated in the fingerprints of FromSoftware’s brutal, impressionistic Dark Souls.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The firm can, however, use it to extract relevant points from contracts, create summaries of relevant prior case law, and flag up risks.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The Massachusetts Family Institute highlighted in a summary of a legislative hearing held earlier this month that 59 of 70 people had testified in opposition to the bills that look to increase vaccination requirements and reporting standards.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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One of the manifestations of the forces of evil that the CAC congregants see themselves in battle with is depression.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Sending in the National Guard was an obvious military flex, designed to to bait Angelenos while perhaps distracting Americans from Trump’s far greater troubles.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The upshot is, an ADAS, such as Tesla FSD and robotaxi, does not get distracted and is laser-focused on the road.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The women’s lawyers then issued a press release on Jan. 31, summarizing the claims.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Lawyers are already using AI to analyze evidence, summarize witness testimony, and conduct legal research.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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My expertise in information technology over a 30-year journey often requires an immersion of innovative technologies, such as AI, to bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application.—
Deanna Laster,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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And the consequences of those delays were not theoretical.—
Dr. Shelley Sella,
Time,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Team Trump falsely promotes vague five-page outlines with alienated former allies as big deals; China is successfully wooing some of its former rivals, such as Vietnam.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The Rams linebacker delicately gripped a paintbrush, dipped it into a cup of green paint, and began filling the outline of a bird traced onto a wall of an Altadena school rebounding from the Eaton fire.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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All circled the same themes: surveillance, body image, sadism, hyperfemininity, male (heterosexual) desire and women’s obligation to fulfill it.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Abstract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstract. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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