as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
a cat with a hardwired compulsion to knock expensive knickknacks off of shelves
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Recent Examples of hardwired
Rechargeable Lighting Not all lighting has to be hardwired to be stylish.
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Even those of us who seek freedom and adventure in the wilderness are hardwired to keep themselves safe.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
But that doesn’t necessarily reveal some hardwired, inevitable midlife crisis that each of us must pass through.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy.
—Calum Lister Matheson, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Even those of us who seek freedom and adventure in the wilderness are hardwired to keep themselves safe.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
But that doesn’t necessarily reveal some hardwired, inevitable midlife crisis that each of us must pass through.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy.
—Calum Lister Matheson, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hardwired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardwired
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Greenberg pointed to an inherent conflict of interest when universities investigate their own employees.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Texas may have plenty of other inherent economic advantages, including a central location and long international border, but its high concentration of major metropolitan areas is also a major factor behind the state’s long-term success, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas argues.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If humans have zero intrinsic value, and corporations derive value only from human spending, then the sum total of economic value is also zero.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Third, Cramer said investors need to consider whether there are intrinsic reasons for Nvidia’s performance.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cristopher Canizares, an integral partner at Hauser & Wirth, has announced his intention to depart the juggernaut art gallery in order to start his own artist talent management agency, Artnews reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bayfront Park’s success is an integral part of the city’s plans for downtown.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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City leaders, however, maintain that the changes threaten jobs and essential services in communities that have depended on card rooms for decades.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Resistance is likely to be strongest among European governments, still shocked by Beijing’s threats last year to cut off supplies of rare earths — essential for clean tech — and worried about further hollowing out their own green industries.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Hardwired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardwired. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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