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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
To some, the experiment provided the first proof that astrocytes are integral parts of neural circuits.
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Salesforce is also backing the project, and its subsidiary Slack was integral to the production, principals said.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Ringer joined Verve as a talent agent in 2022, after 12 years at ICM, tapped by Head of Talent, Sean Grumman, to play an integral role in building and expanding the Talent Team.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Marshall won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his Marshall Plan, which was integral in the economic restructuring of Europe after the war.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Salesforce is also backing the project, and its subsidiary Slack was integral to the production, principals said.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Ringer joined Verve as a talent agent in 2022, after 12 years at ICM, tapped by Head of Talent, Sean Grumman, to play an integral role in building and expanding the Talent Team.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Marshall won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his Marshall Plan, which was integral in the economic restructuring of Europe after the war.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for integral
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Unlike stocks or bonds, physical silver doesn't rely on corporate earnings or central bank policy to hold intrinsic value.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those characterizations are intrinsic to the series, and Bridgerton won’t stray from them, but they’re creatively outmatched by Sophie’s commitment to advocating for the working class.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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What terrifies Iran’s theocrats the most, the fear that eclipses all their fears, is the ability of the people at large to clearly see the essential realities of the present regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, neighborhoods like Harambee and Clark Square lost essential resources when Walgreens closed its locations on King Drive and West National Avenue in 2024.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the utility will be allowed to spread the expense recovery over an entire hunk of the Midwest.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jensen will get to learn from Perez and won’t have to shoulder the entire catching load.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hungerstone is a delicious tribute to the inherent horrors of womanhood and the desperate and exquisite vulgarity of desire.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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But Swims buckled into the ballad, standing tall and belting through the song’s inherent ache.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Still, the goal is to make necessary changes before hardship.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cyrus also wore leather driving gloves, in keeping with the whole fashion biker vibe, and oversized sunglasses.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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School’s closed, the roads in our neighborhood are shut down due to snow, difficult news keeps rolling in, and the whole world feels heavy.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Under the new rule, travelers without the required identification, such as a REAL ID or passport, will have their identity verified by TSA at security checkpoints.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Voters approved a required change to the county’s charter to include the School Board, and the contract was signed in January 2025.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hivemind enables defense systems to sense, decide, and act, allowing autonomous platforms to adapt to dynamic environments, avoid threats, and complete missions without human intervention.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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The agency said the case will be handed over to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office for review once the probe is complete.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Integral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integral. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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