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Recent Examples of nonabstract
In New York City, these economic consequences tend to be nonabstract.
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonabstract
Adjective
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This one, with its bright shades of gold, red, and orange, provides a pop of seasonal color, and the underlying wire looks like a realistic branch.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to Han, the dichotomy between the brothers’ maturity wasn’t meant to vilify Jeremiah but is actually a realistic depiction of how young men mature.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a mix of humor and introspection, Turturro’s speech reflected on his experiences taking care of his late brother with mental challenges and physical illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The two competing studies from less-than-objective sources leave us still wondering what the true impact might have been.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Get an objective snapshot of your business health today.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In bird and wildlife art more broadly, there will always be a place for the strictly representational, for realism, but any medium or genre refusing to evolve dies.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But democratic socialism also suffers from a deeper representational problem.—
Jerel Ezell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In Pisces, its lessons aren’t necessarily tangible, but more so about intuition, boundaries and trusting the unseen.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite a whole lot of pain for both sides, OPEC failed to achieve any tangible results.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The production’s director, Eric Ting, who stood nearby with various assistants, suggested that Costanzo’s look be naturalistic, whereas the play’s other characters be exaggerated.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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All three actors praised Cianfrance’s ability to coax naturalistic performances from his cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The tension is detectable in her work.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Nonabstract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonabstract. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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