as in chronic
being such from birth or by nature
a congenital liar who couldn't speak the truth if his life depended on it
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Recent Examples of congenital
Place's daughter, Ingrid, died just one day after she was born with the same congenital heart defect — hypoplastic left heart syndrome — that Caleb has.
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Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
About 20,000 were born with congenital rubella syndrome.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Hamilton said her brother did his best to provide for his family, including a son who suffers from a rare disease called congenital hyperinsulinism.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Sienna Barton, from Saratoga Springs, was born with a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, according to Intermountain Health, one of the locations where she was treated.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
About 20,000 were born with congenital rubella syndrome.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Hamilton said her brother did his best to provide for his family, including a son who suffers from a rare disease called congenital hyperinsulinism.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Sienna Barton, from Saratoga Springs, was born with a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, according to Intermountain Health, one of the locations where she was treated.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congenital
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But babies, people with weakened immune systems, and those with chronic lung conditions are more likely to get seriously sick, developing illnesses like bronchiolitis or pneumonia.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to the superintendent, chronic absenteeism was a large factor in its letter grade drop and has created plans for each of its schools to celebrate and encourage attendance.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw has said he was reborn after the shooting and years later would become a born-again Christian.—
Jordan Blum,
Houston Chronicle,
9 June 2019
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In his mid-40s, Mr. Phillips had quietly become a born-again Christian after attending a Billy Graham rally.—
James R. Hagerty,
WSJ,
18 Jan. 2019
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With the climate crisis only deepening each year, throwing natural cycles and seasons into disarray, Japan is now bracing for future spikes in human-bear encounters each fall and spring.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Systems to better protect oceans, coastal marshes and mangroves will also be on the agenda, as well as an emphasis on the indigenous people who live on and manage much of the world’s natural places.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Congenital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congenital. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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