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abstract

Definition for abstract

adjective as in conceptual, theoretical

noun as in short document prepared from a longer one

verb as in take away from

verb as in prepare short document from longer one

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Of greater success are her more saturated works that crank up the figurative elements while also embracing more abstract settings.

Godard can barely be dragged to the set sometimes, seemingly more interested in hanging out at a café, playing pinball, and devising abstract theories about how to undermine and revolutionize traditional cinema.

When I arrived at Harvard in 2003, these issues weren’t abstract.

Most of his campaign hasn’t been about abstract issues of foreign policy or political ideology.

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Hanging high on walls surrounding the 1929 sculpture, later marred by graffiti, are six recent abstract paintings by Walter Price.

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