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abstract

[ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt, ab-strakt] / æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt, ˈæb strækt, æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt /








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Almost any explanation can be labeled race neutral in the abstract.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Rei Ami embodied “divine feminine” in a look by Joseph Altuzarra featuring an abstract imprint of the female form.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

She displayed “Poppy,” a squeegee abstract in cheery red and blue hues, in her living room, with an untitled version in subtler white and green hues from 2009 hanging in her bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I wanted a picture that was sharp on his well-known headcover of a tiger but for him to be abstract to it, as opposed to standing next to it.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Logograms for abstract words were often derived by the rebus principle.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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