10-Letter Words Matching __S______M

There are 20 10-letter words that match __S______M. 7 are common words, such as ABSOLUTISM and DYSPROSIUM. A rarer one is POSTBELLUM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

absolutismdysprosiumlesbianismnasturtiumpositivismpostmortempostpartumabsinthismdisulfiramdysphemismgestaltismobsoletismpasteurismsestertiumwesternismdisconfirminsularismmessianismmisprogrampostbellum

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Words
20 (7 common words)
Common example
absolutism
Rare example
postbellum
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __s______m are there?

20. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSOLUTISM is among the common words in this set.