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Recent Examples of instinctively
As machines look and act more human, people may instinctively empathize with them.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Children as young as pre-K ran for cover, dove beneath pews or clutched their classmates as teachers shielded them from the barrage, acting instinctively to protect them.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Yet amid this loss, partners mobilized instinctively.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Hummingbirds are a migratory species and will instinctively move south for the fall and winter.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The wild Banker horses of North Carolina’s Outer Banks have survived storms for centuries and instinctively know how to protect themselves.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
McLaurin had brought a few books with her and instinctively picked up The Giving Tree, one of Nelson's favorite childhood books.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
But while most creatures instinctively spit first and ask questions later, molecular biologists have been trying to get a taste of what bitterness can tell us about sensory evolution and human physiology.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Children as young as pre-K ran for cover, dove beneath pews or clutched their classmates as teachers shielded them from the barrage, acting instinctively to protect them.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Yet amid this loss, partners mobilized instinctively.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Hummingbirds are a migratory species and will instinctively move south for the fall and winter.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The wild Banker horses of North Carolina’s Outer Banks have survived storms for centuries and instinctively know how to protect themselves.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
McLaurin had brought a few books with her and instinctively picked up The Giving Tree, one of Nelson's favorite childhood books.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
But while most creatures instinctively spit first and ask questions later, molecular biologists have been trying to get a taste of what bitterness can tell us about sensory evolution and human physiology.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
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Analysts, on the other hand, can explore data intuitively by asking questions in natural language, without needing technical tools.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But criticism points to a person’s character, which feels intuitively permanent.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Observing it again would essentially require a blind search.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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When Screens Turned Predatory The screens of my childhood were fundamentally different than what our children encounter today.—
Jessica Ewing
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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This approach can empower oncologists to instantly grasp a patient's complete treatment journey, fundamentally reimagining how cancer care teams navigate complex patient histories.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The overlap in the Venn diagram of the beliefs of Mormons (especially the reality-TV variety) and the traditional values The Bachelor has long espoused is basically a circle.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s another bit of positive news for consumer prices since basically all food, clothing and other consumer goods are transported from factories to market via ships, planes, trucks, and trains which run some variant of Diesel fuel.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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