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as in theoretic
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
the book deals with abstract matters such as honesty and integrity on the job as well as practical subjects such as asking for a raise
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as in impressionistic
using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture
Cubism is a style of abstract art in which natural forms are broken up into geometric shapes
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people
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as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of abstract
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
Exploring new techniques and tactile fabrications that emulate raw materials like steel, glass and leather — the Fall collection sees sculptural silhouettes crafted in glossy oil slick vinyls, iridescent silks, metallic lamé and intricate abstract embroideries that emulate tire tracks.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Gillham, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The 39th edition of this must-have baseball annual with stats and sabermetrics, commentaries on over 800 players, leaderboards, research abstracts, the invaluable Encyclopedia of Fanalytics, our research archive, and tons more.
—Dylan Reffe, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Firefly’s influence in the industry is only growing, solidifying its reputation as a leader in abstracting infrastructure complexity and delivering transformative cloud asset management solutions.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Miller has a genuine affection for Surrealism, Dadaism and other abstract art/performance movements.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
Exploring new techniques and tactile fabrications that emulate raw materials like steel, glass and leather — the Fall collection sees sculptural silhouettes crafted in glossy oil slick vinyls, iridescent silks, metallic lamé and intricate abstract embroideries that emulate tire tracks.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
In yet another scenario, a scientific abstract that’s detected as AI may require revisions from the author before publication.
—Jonathan Gillham, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The 39th edition of this must-have baseball annual with stats and sabermetrics, commentaries on over 800 players, leaderboards, research abstracts, the invaluable Encyclopedia of Fanalytics, our research archive, and tons more.
—Dylan Reffe, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
There’s very little Dial that is not abstracting and reflecting on one issue after another.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Firefly’s influence in the industry is only growing, solidifying its reputation as a leader in abstracting infrastructure complexity and delivering transformative cloud asset management solutions.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
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His work is instantly recognizable, with vibrant, impressionistic swirls of purple, orange, green and red.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2025
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One of the things that really surprised me in getting away from that photorealism that we were locked into for such a long time, and getting into this painterly, more impressionistic look that extended from the backgrounds to the characters themselves, was the overall effect was more believable.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to a summary of the bill, schools would essentially be on the hook for paying their graduates’ loans back if those students didn’t end up earning as much money as the college predicted.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
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For a summary of performers and presenters on Premiere Ceremony, go here.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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The vulnerabilities, affecting the CPUs in later generations of Apple A- and M-series chip sets, open them to side channel attacks, a class of exploit that infers secrets by measuring manifestations such as timing, sound, and power consumption.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Based on the Max Porter novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, the film gives grief a physical manifestation, a sinister presence that unmoors Cumberbatch’s character from reality.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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View Comments Musk has always been distracted by his other businesses, like SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and his social media platform, X, and is now even more distracted by his role reshaping the federal government.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is significant, the official said, because if the instructor pilot was busy or distracted with something, Captain Lobach’s seat on the right side of the aircraft might have put her in poor position to view the descending American Airlines flight on her left.—
Mark Walker,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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The social worker summarizes case information to use in diagnosis, treatment and dispositional release, and may diagnose and/or collaborate in the formulation of a diagnosis.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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Part of the great economic results is the result of economic policies of the Biden administration, some of which are summarized below.—
Kerry Meagher,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This type of cosmic phenomenon is named after the famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of general relativity proposed that objects with mass distort the fabric of spacetime—making such 'gravitational lensing' effects possible.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Elsie supplements her work as an adjunct professor in theoretical physics by offering up herself as a fake girlfriend.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simon planned the cabin, drawing the outline for the walls with a stick in the dirt.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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His executive orders signed this week outline a sweeping agenda, from declaring an invasion at the border to ending birthright citizenship.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Taylor Swift wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms by every person at the 2025 Super Bowl, with the pop star receiving boos from some members of the crowd when her image appeared on the Caesars Superdome jumbotron Sunday (Feb. 9).—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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Faithful stares at her younger image with a hint of wistful pride.—
Debra Rae Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Abstract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstract. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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