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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as in absolutely
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Recent Examples of flat-out
Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Comments There was a lot of flat-out amazing stuff on Survivor 47’'s penultimate episode.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
While not as flat-out aggressive as Nissan’s Z, the Prelude was a more-sophisticated sports coupe, available in this period with then-novel features like torque-vectoring steering.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The tribute performances are often kept secret from the recipients themselves, most notably in 2018 when Cyndi Lauper flat-out lied to her longtime friend Cher about being unable to attend.
—Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Or that sand from rivers and lakebeds, not coastal areas, is ideal for building, and builders who skimp on better sand end up constructing buildings that are flat-out dangerous (just look at the destruction in Turkey and Syria from the February 2023 earthquake, one expert tells Taylor).
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Comments There was a lot of flat-out amazing stuff on Survivor 47’'s penultimate episode.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
While not as flat-out aggressive as Nissan’s Z, the Prelude was a more-sophisticated sports coupe, available in this period with then-novel features like torque-vectoring steering.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The tribute performances are often kept secret from the recipients themselves, most notably in 2018 when Cyndi Lauper flat-out lied to her longtime friend Cher about being unable to attend.
—Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-out
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The utter confusion surrounding these drone sightings shows that the feds can't respond all on their own.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Which speaks to the utter futility of choosing not to have published the emails.Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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And Maria McManus has been strong: It’s priced beautifully, the product is absolutely gorgeous, and the messaging is incredible.Mark Holgate, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Next to it, an absolutely massive fenced-in lot, is the gravesite of the Trump Plaza, imploded after shedding chunks of itself onto Pacific and Mississippi avenues, hundreds of feet below.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The sheer volume of socializing at this time of year also offers you ample opportunity to have some sort of romantic liaison under the mistletoe.Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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These challenges stem primarily from the sheer volume and variability of data required to maintain effective defenses.Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The frock was a decadent creation that was elevated and downright stunning.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yes, it is run by the brilliant but stunningly arrogant if not downright belligerent Alex Karp who rips through those who actually want to tell the story like a machete through margarine.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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The University of Washington product took his team to the College Football Playoff National Championship game last year and has an absolute cannon for an arm.Ross Terrell, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Since MicroStrategy is willing to relentlessly grow its absolute size by issuing stock and buying BTC, it will be entitled to a greater share of index flows in the long run.Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Smith continues, reflecting on the unconditional nature of this bond.Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to the survey, 91 percent of pet owners say their animals' unconditional love is especially comforting during the holiday season.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Indiana trailed Notre Dame by a score of 17-3 in an utterly dominant first half from the Fighting Irish.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The vocals — which are, of course, rich and operatic and often jaw-dropping — feel utterly seamless with Rose’s way of expressing herself.Kathryn Vandervalk, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Should Ukraine face outright defeat, Lorenz warned that the frontiers of the conflict would then shift to Poland, and that Russia may be emboldened to confront NATO states directly.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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In December, China’s restrictions on the export of antimony, along with some other critical minerals, were switched to an outright ban on its export to the United States.Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Flat-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-out. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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