absolute
Example Sentences
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“We don’t see software and semis being mutually exclusive, but for many the question becomes, ‘Why bother with software if semis are going to outperform on an absolute and relative basis?’”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
With the Federal Reserve on pause from interest-rate cuts, however, yields can still remain attractive in absolute terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Xanadu’s machines will be able to function at room temperature, eliminating the need for the bulky refrigerators needed to cool the components of most computers to absolute zero.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“It’s absolute ridiculousness,” Errol Marks, who hosts a podcast devoted to New York sports, says about the cost and complexity that watching games requires now.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
I know no medium: I never in my life have known any medium in my dealings with positive, hard characters, antagonistic to my own, between absolute submission and determined revolt.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
