abstract
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In Moerdijk, that dilemma is no longer abstract; it's immediate, and it is set to reshape the lives of Jaco, Andrea, Jacques and everyone living on the fault line of the green transition.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“Poppy,” a multicolored abstract from 1995 created using the German artist’s signature squeegee gesture is expected to sell for around $15 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
They communicate easily, and more literally than an abstract symbol like Nike’s Swoosh or Adidas’ Three Stripes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Trans people aren’t abstract in this conversation,” Hack told Salon.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The certainty that he was finally fighting for his own liberation and not for abstract ideals, for slogans that politicians could twist left and right according to the circumstances, filled him with an ardent enthusiasm.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing abstract
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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