as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions
regarded their son-in-law as a flat-out loser and let him know it
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Recent Examples of flat-out
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The Suns’ deadline wasn’t as destructive, but elements of it were flat-out hilarious.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The Wild Robot flat-out dominated the 52nd annual Annie Awards on Saturday night, won eight trophies: Best Direction for Chris Sanders — his fifth career Annie — FX, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design, Editorial, Music and Voice Acting for Lupita Nyong’o as lead character Roz.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
But too much of a good thing is a bad thing here, and flat-out public drunkenness is fairly rare for Italians.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
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The study found that states with lower median household incomes are feeling the hit more than states that had flat-out higher price increases.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The Suns’ deadline wasn’t as destructive, but elements of it were flat-out hilarious.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The Wild Robot flat-out dominated the 52nd annual Annie Awards on Saturday night, won eight trophies: Best Direction for Chris Sanders — his fifth career Annie — FX, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design, Editorial, Music and Voice Acting for Lupita Nyong’o as lead character Roz.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
But too much of a good thing is a bad thing here, and flat-out public drunkenness is fairly rare for Italians.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-out
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The film’s villain has paralyzed the human species with a piece of technology that melds the body together with a machine and relies on empty fantasy to seduce its human users towards utter isolation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Lori-Ann Schmidt In the series, Kimmy's mom's ability to attract utter chaos through her love for adrenaline aligns her closest with Aries.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Once again, it was revealed just how absolutely Trump has captured the working and middle classes, the blue-collar Americans without whom the Democrats cannot win.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Both of those things are absolutely critical for us.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As for throwback hits, Barbra Streisand’s sheer jumpsuit by Arnold Scaasi, worn in 1969, is proof that having fun on the carpet always wins, as does Salma Hayek’s Armani look in 1997, complete with a tiara.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Yet the sheer number of the reversals reflect an administration moving much faster than usual.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Despite all the industry hype and genuine advances, generative AI models are still prone to odd, inexplicable, and downright worrisome quirks.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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But anyone in the business of making predictions should be on edge: The rapid pace of change over just the last few weeks has created chaos and instability, rendering predictions for the next month, let alone the next year, downright reckless.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Second, demand that any agreement include the return of kidnapped children and prisoners, as well as absolute security guarantees.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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At just 99 million base pairs, its DNA has been stripped down to the absolute essentials.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ariès argued that children didn’t emerge as a focus of unconditional love until the 17th century.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Families are unconditional, but workplaces have performance expectations and turnover.—
Melissa Daimler,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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What our anonymous voters said … … About Bad Boys: Unlike the fight sequences of 2025, this year utterly lacked for good gun combat.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whereas red carpet hosts are typically in classic gowns or suits that don’t detract from the stars, Jiwa’s willingness to turn heads and go for it is utterly refreshing.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump has signaled his interest in sweeping reforms—if not the outright dismantling—of the Department of Education, while also positioning college sports as a battleground for cultural debates.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The errors range from simple miscalculations to outright misrepresentations of government contracts.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Flat-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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