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absentee

adjective as in not being present

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noun as in one who is absent

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One notable absentee was Austrian star Marcel Hirscher, now racing in the colours of the Netherlands.

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Spencer Johnson and Lance Morris, both capable of high pace, are long-term absentees.

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Those wanting an absentee ballot would be asked to write an ID number on the form.

States often rely on that signature over time for other purposes, such as validating absentee ballot requests.

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The absentee totem, the one with the power to make all the major calls he pleases without having the responsibility of justifying them in any public forum.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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