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Recent Examples of instinctively
Fans are drawn to his varied strands of work, which move instinctively between disparate approaches and subject matter, from famous faces to images sensitive to light and shape, in subjects as simple as the curve of paper folded softly over itself.
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Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But mid-century experts such as Clara Davis and Benjamin Spock suggested that children instinctively choose a healthy diet on their own, without their parents’ prodding.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Like many primates, baby macaques instinctively cling to their mothers from birth.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
He’s saved by a drunken Ser Arlan, who comes stumbling into the alley and instinctively follows his knightly code to defend the innocent.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In fact, one throw almost sailed directly into the Middlesbrough net, with the goalkeeper taking a risk to instinctively tip it over the crossbar.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
When uncertainty rises, organizations instinctively tighten their grip.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Just as people instinctively adjust their touch when another person pulls away, visible feedback from machines could help guide behavior and reduce unintentional damage.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
At just over five feet, the headboard extends dramatically above the frame, giving it an instinctively authoritative silhouette—this is a bed for a primary suite.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2026
Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But mid-century experts such as Clara Davis and Benjamin Spock suggested that children instinctively choose a healthy diet on their own, without their parents’ prodding.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Like many primates, baby macaques instinctively cling to their mothers from birth.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
He’s saved by a drunken Ser Arlan, who comes stumbling into the alley and instinctively follows his knightly code to defend the innocent.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In fact, one throw almost sailed directly into the Middlesbrough net, with the goalkeeper taking a risk to instinctively tip it over the crossbar.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
When uncertainty rises, organizations instinctively tighten their grip.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Just as people instinctively adjust their touch when another person pulls away, visible feedback from machines could help guide behavior and reduce unintentional damage.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
At just over five feet, the headboard extends dramatically above the frame, giving it an instinctively authoritative silhouette—this is a bed for a primary suite.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
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The detective can intuitively sense that whoever did this is a consummate professional.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Whereas a financial dashboard would have been far simpler and more streamlined in the early years of the internet, today, average consumers and investors alike need more advanced interfaces that work intuitively alongside them.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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So at the trade deadline, general manager Onsi Saleh sent him to Golden State in exchange for, essentially, a stack of poker chips.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Now, it’s essentially found footage of actual Will Smith eating actual spaghetti.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Tenuous evidence of mass exodus Sensor Tower’s user data more fundamentally seems to suggest that beyond anecdotal claims, users have largely been unable to identify tangible changes in TikTok’s American operations, or at least, not enough to meaningfully shift user sentiment.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Caterpillar, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, is still fundamentally a cyclical business that rises and falls with the global economy.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That's why, in Perlman's view, what really differentiates humans is a wide-ranging capacity to generate novel symbols that communicate meaning—to basically play charades—in all kinds of ways.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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There are basically two Olympics happening simultaneously.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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