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 37-year-old actress waltzed across the red carpet at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, looking absolutely ravishing, as per usual.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Coffee is also entering the functional beverage space, adding adaptogens and supplements that should absolutely be part of your wellness arsenal.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Jan. 2026
But there aren’t going to be many absolutely pain-free ways to fight climate change.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
There's no question that Trump is absolutely not an isolationist.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
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These contrasting environments, plus their focus on allowing visitors to thieve bourbon from the barrels and choose their own edition, creates a totally unique Virginia bourbon experience.—
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Here’s my totally subjective ranking of those 17 games, in order of best to worst.—
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More than once, Coon and Smallwood are completely nude on stage, as Agnes and Peter lay hidden parts of their psyche bare.—
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Before cleaning any type of stovetop, be sure the burners are turned off, and every surface is completely cool to the touch.—
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Impacts will depend heavily on how close the storm tracks to the coast, with some scenarios bringing significant precipitation and others missing the area entirely.—
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With the Chiefs missing the playoffs entirely in a disappointing season, the way could be cleared for Allen to finally take his team to the title game.—
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The idea of a Russian doing academic research on Iraq was utterly befuddling to Maher and his colleagues.—
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My ego—what was left of it— was utterly defenseless.—
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On December 18, 2025, the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, with assistance from the North Carolina SBI Crime Lab, positively identified the remains as Bethany Brown.—
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After starting positively under Dyche, Forest have lost their past four games, leaving them four points above West Ham in 17th.—
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
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But more than anything, the couple wants to raise their child to be independent and wholly themselves.—
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The Super Bowl ad is the latest move by a president and administration that have fully embraced professional sports as a prime venue to deliver their message.—
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For some of the victims’ families, the interviews clarified how and why the crimes unfolded, filling in gaps that police files and court records never fully answered after years of unresolved questions.—
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Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.—
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But the Panthers were also quite consistent in some ways.—
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“Absolutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolutely. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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