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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That is the most fundamentally misunderstood thing about the pyramid system.—
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
Adverb
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There are people who, for whatever reason, just draw that naturally out of us.—
Maya Layne,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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Renewable energy is power from sources that are naturally replenishing.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The idea of college becomes intrinsically appealing, and kids choose a school that is well-suited to them.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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They were also intrinsically motivated to learn and less rigid or coercive with their beliefs.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That basically would mean giving the extension money to Durant the Heat did not give to Jimmy Butler.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Clayton and Norris-Laguardia Acts basically are laws to protect collective bargaining by shielding broad categories of union activities from antitrust attack.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Passkeys are, essentially, strong by default, phishing and social-engineering resistant as well as being effortless to both create and use.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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For starters, there are the day-to-day tasks of the job which involves contending with rats and roaches, etc., and which is essentially an unwinnable war.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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