as in incorporeal
not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
electrical energy is completely intangible
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Recent Examples of intangible
That was brought to me — how intangible the cover is.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Key Background Since leaving office in 2021, Trump has expanded his empire into the digital realm, where the products are often intangible, but the revenue streams are real.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Another reason for the discrepancy, according to company reports, is — when Axon acquires another company, intangible assets like software or patents are amortized in GAAP but are excluded from non-GAAP.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 27 May 2025
UConn’s national reputation and recent history of strong performances in the tournament, reaching the Super Regional round in 2022 and 24, is an intangible that could influence a subjective choice.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Key Background Since leaving office in 2021, Trump has expanded his empire into the digital realm, where the products are often intangible, but the revenue streams are real.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Another reason for the discrepancy, according to company reports, is — when Axon acquires another company, intangible assets like software or patents are amortized in GAAP but are excluded from non-GAAP.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 27 May 2025
UConn’s national reputation and recent history of strong performances in the tournament, reaching the Super Regional round in 2022 and 24, is an intangible that could influence a subjective choice.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intangible
incorporeal
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Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.—
Randy L. Friedman,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2024
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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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