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Recent Examples of integral That’s three big powerhouses for this franchise, a trio of players who were integral in Florida repeating as Stanley Cup champions. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025 Serena became an integral part of the rebel movement to destroy Gilead. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 June 2025 Volunteers have been integral to our mission as well. Carmen Del Guercio, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025 Anderson has become an integral part of Nuno Espírito Santo’s Forest side; Vlachodimos ‘cost’ Newcastle £22.8m in all and has played just 45 minutes in the Carabao Cup since. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for integral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for integral
Adjective
  • In a 2021 study published in Psychological Reports, researchers explored how intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to act based on interest, personal importance or inner values, affects satisfaction in long-term romantic relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • Underlying all of this is the intrinsic tendency to resist cooperation.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • So, keeping a stock of band aids in your carry-on is essential.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The entire episode was captured on NYPD bodycam video.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
  • Here is what is new at the 2025 BMW Championship: Because only the top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup rankings will participate in the championship, there is no cut, which ensures that the entire field – barring a withdrawal – will stick around until Sunday’s final round.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Performance Trade-Offs: Real-time applications face inherent constraints due to the computational overhead of symbolic reasoning, knowledge graph traversal and the general reduction in inference speeds compared to pure neural approaches.
    Anuradha Weeraman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The fibers’ inherent comfort also resonates with lifestyle brands like Ugg.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • And the Trump administration has framed its unilateralism as a necessary response to China’s actions.
    Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Advertisement The strikes have triggered a whole host of reactions among the opposition party, none apparently unified or coordinated.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
  • The six chairs all come with cushions and the whole set is weather-resistant.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Doing so required China, Russia, and Washington’s European allies to sign on to a sanctions regime.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • These aren’t participation trophies but achievements that required skill, preparation and genuine contribution.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The upshot is that means better paper compatibility, since the pages don't have to make a complete turn.
    Brad Bourque, Wired News, 29 June 2025
  • To maintain growth, the company expanded the platform into a complete business admin service while also taking a risk on expanding to the U.S.
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

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“Integral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integral. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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