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Recent Examples of instinctively
My hand moved instinctively to my stomach, resting at the height of the curve.
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Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
For about five minutes, the two kept passing each other as the man alternated between running and walking, similar to interval training, but Barker still instinctively took out her mace.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
This is one reason people instinctively respond when their name is used in conversation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Lamont understood this instinctively.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
During the visits, Lollipop would instinctively place her head on Church’s lap.
—Avani Kumar, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature.
—Lea Barbett, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
As digitization increases, customers are instinctively moving towards tapping phones on NFC or scanning QR codes without prompts.
—Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Mike Wallace understood that difference instinctively.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
For about five minutes, the two kept passing each other as the man alternated between running and walking, similar to interval training, but Barker still instinctively took out her mace.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
This is one reason people instinctively respond when their name is used in conversation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Lamont understood this instinctively.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
During the visits, Lollipop would instinctively place her head on Church’s lap.
—Avani Kumar, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature.
—Lea Barbett, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
As digitization increases, customers are instinctively moving towards tapping phones on NFC or scanning QR codes without prompts.
—Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Mike Wallace understood that difference instinctively.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
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Reilly intuitively understands the psychology of opposing pitches.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For decades, the understanding was that social-media companies were essentially immune from any such legal liability.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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His career essentially bestrides the slow-to-grow Before Times and the apparent soccer paradise of today, which was fortified by remarkable facilities, boosted by an ideal central location and forged by an eagerly welcoming host city that slugged above its weight to make this happen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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To me, though, there is something in your books that is almost fundamentally anti-cinematic.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But in other respects the zone has fundamentally changed, with the biggest difference being the use of a 2D zone set in the middle of the plate instead of a 3D one measured from the front.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Because the Mega Mozzarella at Basilico Italiano is the kind of dish that was basically designed to take over your feed.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other times, the likes of junior safety Kyle Hall has gotten the defense riled up after batting down a ball that was basically in Wagner’s hands.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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