absolute
adjective
absolutes
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pluralof absolute.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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No doubt, but as we have seen with the handball law if you add more absolutes that simply results in more disallowed goals.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Johnson told Barron’s that the projected percentage increases represent ranges rather than absolutes, and that individual payouts would depend on the company and the employee’s performance.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Venable treats even his most culpable characters as human beings — perhaps the play’s boldest move in an age of moral absolutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
"They are not designed to be absolutes," he said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
But she also understood that sometimes the world was just a little bit more complicated and grown folks liked to operate in absolutes.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
