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as in intrinsic
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
a car dealer respected for his integral honesty and straightforwardness with customers
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as in essential
impossible to do without
she's an integral member of the team of archaeologists at that dig
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as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
a prep school that adheres to the belief that athletics are essential to an integral life
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Recent Examples of integral
Government funding of politically congruent nonprofits is an integral part of the Democratic approach to power.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Chipmakers integral to the AI boom struggled as well: Advanced Micro Devices fell 5.4%, Arm Holdings lost 5%, and Nvidia, the sector’s dominant force, slid 3.5%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Fred, George and Percy have major roles in the books, while Ginny plays an integral part especially in The Chamber of Secrets and eventually marries Harry Potter.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Monsters may scurry around 'Alien: Earth,' but Noah Hawley suggests the really terrifying characters might be human beings
Hawley says preserving the sheer horror of the original films was integral to his project, and as viewers will see, the Xenomorph eventually gets some creepy friends.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Chipmakers integral to the AI boom struggled as well: Advanced Micro Devices fell 5.4%, Arm Holdings lost 5%, and Nvidia, the sector’s dominant force, slid 3.5%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Fred, George and Percy have major roles in the books, while Ginny plays an integral part especially in The Chamber of Secrets and eventually marries Harry Potter.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Monsters may scurry around 'Alien: Earth,' but Noah Hawley suggests the really terrifying characters might be human beings
Hawley says preserving the sheer horror of the original films was integral to his project, and as viewers will see, the Xenomorph eventually gets some creepy friends.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for integral
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The theory is that these things aren’t an intrinsic part of the business’s operations.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Keynes’s prediction failed to come to pass, thanks to consumers’ insatiable appetite for stuff, the intrinsic satisfaction of work, and the uneven distributional consequences of technological progress.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, even without children, estate planning is essential.—
Jessi Chad,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
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This skillset is essential for strategic vision, market and competitive analysis and understanding how all the dynamic pieces and parts of your business can and should come together to thrive.—
Dr. Eric George,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Doors close for the duration of the flight, so plan on staying for the entire 90-minute window.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Old Farmer's Almanac is also predicting a warm and dry fall season for the entire state.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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Unifi’s anti-odor technologies are inherent to the yarn and continuously block bacteria (likely found in armpits and feet) from growing on the fabric for what Unifi considers the product’s lifetime: 50 launderings.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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The next Commissioner must not only manage the difficult responsibilities inherent to the role, but also restore public trust, defend the agency against political interference, and accelerate critical modernization efforts across all programs.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Nelson and Cavell questioned why rule changes were necessary if Woodward already removed them from the committee positions.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Why the higher price may not be necessary: Local adaptation: Sometimes a plant grown by a small local nursery (unbranded) will actually perform better, since it’s been propagated and grown under your region’s conditions.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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Ohtani is expected to be available for the whole series; the two-way marvel missed Thursday’s win in Colorado after he was pelted by a line drive atop the mound.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Director Chris Columbus — of the first two Harry Potters, Mrs. Doubtfire and many others — brings his smooth deftness to the whole glossy package.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even under this more limited framework, employers would need to carefully track where and how interactive systems are used and ensure that required disclosures are delivered clearly and consistently.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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For the 2024-25 school year, a record share of incoming kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccine, most often for personal or religious reasons, CDC data shows.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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In a separate report, The Information said regulators in China have ordered major tech companies, including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent, to suspend Nvidia chip purchases until a national security review is complete.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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The new early-stage studies for NASA should be complete by mid-September.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Integral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integral. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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