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
The intangible value of handcrafted goods becomes easier to grasp through the example of Mopa-Mopa varnish.
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Gabriela Molina Riascos, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Excluding one-time items associated with the value of intangible assets and other adjustments, Eli Lilly posted earnings of $3.34 per share for the first quarter.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 May 2025
This also requires a mindset shift: treating human capital not as a cost center, but as an investment in a long-term intangible asset, fully aligned with how the SEC is beginning to frame human capital disclosures.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Without jaw-dropping talent — Sanders is a capable quarterback, not a dynamic one — every intangible is amplified.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Gabriela Molina Riascos, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Excluding one-time items associated with the value of intangible assets and other adjustments, Eli Lilly posted earnings of $3.34 per share for the first quarter.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 May 2025
This also requires a mindset shift: treating human capital not as a cost center, but as an investment in a long-term intangible asset, fully aligned with how the SEC is beginning to frame human capital disclosures.
—Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Without jaw-dropping talent — Sanders is a capable quarterback, not a dynamic one — every intangible is amplified.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intangible
incorporeal
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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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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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