instinctively

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
  • Pew found in August 2024 that 61 percent of those polled felt that legal immigrants filled jobs American citizens wouldn't do, essentially unchanged from when the same question was asked in 2020.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Like a lot of New York City residents, my local subway station is essentially another room in my apartment.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Instead, manager Aaron Boone had to answer another round of questions about his fundamentally inept club.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • That includes fundamentally changing its governance and holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas − the terrorist group in charge of Gaza − can play no part.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Adverb
  • The surf has been basically flat here in Southern California for a couple of weeks.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • In a recent interview, Morgan shared that the character is basically a fictional version of herself — except for one big difference.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 31 July 2025
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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