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Recent Examples of instinctively
Guests instinctively understand where to sit, where to eat and where to drift off when the conversation winds down.
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Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Big, tannic cabernets and heady merlots — the bottles people often instinctively reach for — tend to overwhelm cheese, explains Roper.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Caught in the moment, Sarati instinctively begins to open his arms too, seemingly preparing to return the embrace.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Bears will instinctively chase you, just like a dog would.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
But there’s a good reason why a medieval writer like Petrarch was able, instinctively, to summon a culture that resonates with our own.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
One thing that sets him apart from a contemporary such as Pieter de Hooch, to whom he is instinctively likened, is a murmur that the stillness may not hold.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
On a pale stretch of Newhaven’s harbor front, in Edinburgh, sits Norah, an all-day eatery that feels instinctively at ease with its surroundings.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Big, tannic cabernets and heady merlots — the bottles people often instinctively reach for — tend to overwhelm cheese, explains Roper.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Caught in the moment, Sarati instinctively begins to open his arms too, seemingly preparing to return the embrace.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Bears will instinctively chase you, just like a dog would.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
But there’s a good reason why a medieval writer like Petrarch was able, instinctively, to summon a culture that resonates with our own.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
One thing that sets him apart from a contemporary such as Pieter de Hooch, to whom he is instinctively likened, is a murmur that the stillness may not hold.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
On a pale stretch of Newhaven’s harbor front, in Edinburgh, sits Norah, an all-day eatery that feels instinctively at ease with its surroundings.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
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Soundcore Noise Cancelling Earbuds Deal The Soundcore P40i features Adaptive Noise Cancelling, which intuitively adjusts to the roar of the world.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Operators can guide tools to a target position intuitively.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And the power of the internet essentially driving everything and being the backbone of everything.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Mosquito coils are essentially rolls of incense infused with citronella that slowly releases the scent to deter flying insects.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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Most fundamentally, innovation raises productivity, which in turn makes higher living standards possible.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The report shows that AI is not just increasing the volume of bot activity, but fundamentally changing its nature.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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The two played basically every second shift as the Canadiens attempted to close the gap in the third.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Yet this was the chapter of No Doubt’s story — basically the apex of its popularity — that the band seemed least interested in exploring on Wednesday.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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