as in intrinsic
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an inherent concept of justice
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Recent Examples of inherent
Regina Hall’s inherent Regina Hall–ness — her magnetic fusion of poise and charisma — never shows in One Battle After Another.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Football is a game with inherent jeopardy and, in turn, fortunes and moods can transform.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s an inherent fascination to this kind of exhibitionist lifestyle that the film cannily exploits in its own sleek, advertising-like presentation.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Making a movie about an actor is making a movie about persona and performance and identity and choices and all the things that are inherent in that.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Football is a game with inherent jeopardy and, in turn, fortunes and moods can transform.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s an inherent fascination to this kind of exhibitionist lifestyle that the film cannily exploits in its own sleek, advertising-like presentation.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Making a movie about an actor is making a movie about persona and performance and identity and choices and all the things that are inherent in that.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inherent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherent
Adjective
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The reinvention of key car parts has been intrinsic since the world championship began in 1950.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wharton has played an integral part in Crystal Palace’s superb start to the season.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The contest, the first of its kind, is a cultural initiative promoted by the administration of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who seeks to change the narratives of violence in Mexican music as an integral part of her government’s policy for peace and against addiction.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cross-cultural exchanges were also essential to the project.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Inherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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