in nature

idiom

: having such a quality or qualities
Her writing is humorous in nature.

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While largely conceptual in nature, the ramifications could soon help boost advancements in telecommunications and satellite arrays. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025 The inspiration Kaish found in nature is potent, with references to the New Hampshire landscape in Firepond I and Monadnock I, both from 1976. Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 Generic predictions include the same initial temperature everywhere, with a spectrum of seed fluctuations imprinted atop it that are Gaussian in nature and almost, but not quite, identical across cosmic scales. Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025 The injury incident was brutal in nature, as Evans came down hard to the turf and had to be assisted off the field. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in nature

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“In nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20nature. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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