by definition
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: because of what something or someone is : according to the definition of a word that is being used to describe someone or something
A volunteer by definition is not paid.
A glider is by definition an aircraft with no engine.
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The women who succeed, despite those odds, are by definition, exceptional, and their stories reveal grit, perseverance, and creativity.
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Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Fans in many time zones will by definition be watching on demand rather than live.
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The landings of the genre are hard to stick, because fantasy, by definition, isn’t rooted in experience.
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But what was baffling was that by definition, Leclerc, surely, should’ve been handed a penalty.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Fans in many time zones will by definition be watching on demand rather than live.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The landings of the genre are hard to stick, because fantasy, by definition, isn’t rooted in experience.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
But what was baffling was that by definition, Leclerc, surely, should’ve been handed a penalty.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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“By definition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20definition. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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