as in fundamentally
by natural character or ability
the judge's observation that women are not inherently better at parenting than men
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Recent Examples of inherently
Cotton or linen blends work if treated with a water-repellant finish (like Scotchgard), while Polyester, nylon, or olefin (polypropylene) are strong, budget-friendly, and inherently stain resistant.
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Sutton doesn’t like the way LLMs are trained, with unsupervised learning from human text followed by a kind of RL using human feedback—because everything the LLM can learn is inherently limited by human knowledge and human preferences.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
With the Fed inherently data dependent, not getting the kind of information policymakers rely on makes the job of deciding where interest rates should be set more complicated.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The practice is inherently traumatic, even when done completely within policy, the report noted.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Playoff baseball is inherently unpredictable.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Platforms aren’t inherently extractive.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
History is dynamic, inherently about change over time.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Maren said that, while arm fat itself isn’t inherently dangerous, higher levels are often associated with a higher BMI, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome—conditions that raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Sutton doesn’t like the way LLMs are trained, with unsupervised learning from human text followed by a kind of RL using human feedback—because everything the LLM can learn is inherently limited by human knowledge and human preferences.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
With the Fed inherently data dependent, not getting the kind of information policymakers rely on makes the job of deciding where interest rates should be set more complicated.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The practice is inherently traumatic, even when done completely within policy, the report noted.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Playoff baseball is inherently unpredictable.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Platforms aren’t inherently extractive.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
History is dynamic, inherently about change over time.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Maren said that, while arm fat itself isn’t inherently dangerous, higher levels are often associated with a higher BMI, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome—conditions that raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
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What has yet to be determined is whether, just like Hawking radiation means that black holes will eventually evaporate, this form of cosmic radiation will fundamentally cause our Universe’s dark energy to decay away, too.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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While direct comparisons are difficult due to different test conditions, materials, and baseline designs, these studies suggest the field is exploring fundamentally different architectural approaches alongside incremental flow field optimization.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday Addams Dress-Up Set My 10-year-old niece is obsessed with Wednesday Addams, so naturally, this was her Halloween costume last year.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 24-year-old chose a kimono-style navy mini dress, cinched with a striped tie and paired with dainty red bow heels—all from Dior’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection, naturally.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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This enhancement stems from band convergence and valence band flattening without compromising the intrinsically low thermal conductivity, as per the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The ability for an enterprise to efficiently develop software is intrinsically tied to its competitive strength.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Their food is basically the natural Ozempic.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Third is that the front office, not the manager, held an unprecedented trade deadline fire sale, gutting 40 percent of the roster, including Carlos Correa and basically the entire bullpen.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This was essentially a cost-saving and simplification exercise and few alarm bells rang at the time, not least because BHP retained a standard listing on the LSE, allowing British investors to remain exposed to the business.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Of course, some may view benching Mitchell as too severe a punishment, especially when running back Jonathan Taylor made the same mistake last year and essentially cost the Colts a playoff berth.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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