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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Adverb
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With that measure, Denver voters may get a chance to fundamentally change the way two of their council members are chosen.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025 -
The dynamics are fundamentally different because of those structural differences.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The base of the recipe is peaches and cherry tomatoes, which are both naturally sweet.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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His way of directing is to allow the people in front of the camera to act naturally as much as possible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The market has been buoyed by the promise of artificial intelligence—which is intrinsically linked to the success if Nvidia—sparked in part because of the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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These individuals had similar attachments, goals and romantic interests to those of intrinsically motivated people.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Both Baseball Reference and Fangraphs agree that Vaughn was basically a replacement level player in this time in Chicago, earning -0.5 bWAR and -1.8 fWAR, respectively.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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This article basically discusses some of the inner thigh exercises that can tone and sculpt those muscles for better functioning in all other areas.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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These models are essentially idea-connection machines.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Trading a top-20 prospect for a bench bat was essentially what the Yankees did.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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