absolutely

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Recent Examples of absolutely The grief is absolutely devastating. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 But what happened was that the young audience absolutely came over to watch the show. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 Plus, the bottle itself is absolutely stunning. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025 Ryan’s anger intensifies when Don goes out of his way to get Blue a job at the firehouse — again, despite having absolutely no training whatsoever. Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for absolutely
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Adverb
  • What’s inside is totally decent faux rosé.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dinner is a totally different story.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Hecox's efforts to have the case dropped aren't completely over, as SCOTUS must still rule on whether the case is moot.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The inside of the entirely wooden house captures what life was like in early Fort Lauderdale over 100 years ago.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Audi — never one to truly push hard into the proper luxury coupe market, but always working around its edges — has bowed out of the two-door market entirely.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic and utterly magical new Norse saga.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Underpinning all his goofiness was an utterly sincere and infectious confidence and belief in A Complete Unknown, and a genuine desire to share it with as many people as possible.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Even though the outlook was unchanged, it's being viewed positively by the market because a cut was feared.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Nomadnest Portable, Modern Tiny House The spacious, three-bedroom flat on wheels is almost 400 square feet and positively palatial compared to the average RV.
    Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • One of my favorite books about the Constitution, by historian Michael Kammen, argues the paradox of Americans’ relationship to the Constitution is that people appear to be so wholly wedded to a document that so few have ever read for themselves.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Stanfield co-stars as Grofield, his quick-thinking partner-in-crime who’s part actor, part hustler, and wholly unpredictable.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Until Slot settles on a right-back option, the short-term message is quite clear for Premier League opposition analysts — target Liverpool’s right flank.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On one level its assessment can be quite subjective, and there’s a degree of connoisseurship.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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