as in inherently
by natural character or ability I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune

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Recent Examples of constitutionally Trump is constitutionally prohibited from serving a third term. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 But only two of the judges on Friday found that Musk was likely acting constitutionally. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025 After the 22nd Amendment was enacted in 1951, the first president to be constitutionally barred, Dwight D. Eisenhower, joked about a potential loophole in the system. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025 For the 1932 elections, the House was reapportioned, based on what was constitutionally required: total population figures. Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for constitutionally
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    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • First, the economy and labor market have fundamentally changed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Constitutionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutionally. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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