as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
the question of whether people have an intrinsic sense of right and wrong
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Recent Examples of intrinsic
Sourdough is as intrinsic to San Francisco’s identity as the rolling fog and Golden Gate Bridge.
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Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Using a revenue multiple allows clubs to capture revenue from local media and the intrinsic value of each team.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
That’s kind of my intrinsic goal.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Sanskrit was an intrinsic part of the package.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intrinsic
Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Using a revenue multiple allows clubs to capture revenue from local media and the intrinsic value of each team.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
That’s kind of my intrinsic goal.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Sanskrit was an intrinsic part of the package.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intrinsic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsic
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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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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“Intrinsic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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