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Recent Examples of inmost
In that long process of observation and recordkeeping, something else happened too: Eclipses helped compel humans to both develop and reveal our inmost capacity for a new and precise kind of reasoning that could be applied to the world.
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Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
Wallace slowly unravels the fascinating — and ultimately tragic — story of a man who, though very close to Wallace, somehow kept his inmost self hidden in plain sight.
—Joan Frank, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
In the whole inmost ward of my self, the beds are occupied by slow-moving remembrances like time-lapse flower novels.
—Reginald Gibbons, New York Times, 24 June 2021
By Peshat, Remez, Drash, and finally by Sód—with that secret and inmost heart that looks at what the world can bear and be.
—Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2020
Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
Wallace slowly unravels the fascinating — and ultimately tragic — story of a man who, though very close to Wallace, somehow kept his inmost self hidden in plain sight.
—Joan Frank, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
In the whole inmost ward of my self, the beds are occupied by slow-moving remembrances like time-lapse flower novels.
—Reginald Gibbons, New York Times, 24 June 2021
By Peshat, Remez, Drash, and finally by Sód—with that secret and inmost heart that looks at what the world can bear and be.
—Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmost
innermost
Adjective
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According to Bolea, the disappointment that followed inspired a few people within the innermost ATCAS circle to break ranks, sharing information about Leone and Falcone that changed how Bolea sees the films.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the solar system's innermost planet, Mercury travels an extremely tight orbit around our parent star, with an average separation of under 36 million miles (58 million kilometers).—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Inmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmost. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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