as in inherently
by natural character or ability
he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic
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Recent Examples of intrinsically
However, the technical error highlights that while the dollar peg is guaranteed by Paxos and its independent third-party attestation reports, it isn’t intrinsically tied to the minting of a stablecoin.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The health of the boardroom is intrinsically linked to the health of the organization.
—Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The melting of Mimas is intrinsically tied to its orbit.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This enhancement stems from band convergence and valence band flattening without compromising the intrinsically low thermal conductivity, as per the study.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The health of the boardroom is intrinsically linked to the health of the organization.
—Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The melting of Mimas is intrinsically tied to its orbit.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This enhancement stems from band convergence and valence band flattening without compromising the intrinsically low thermal conductivity, as per the study.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsically
Adverb
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Humans are inherently quite good at noticing changes in other people’s expressions.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Read your credit report Credit reports are inherently scary.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Critics argue the ballroom's sheer scale—twice the size of the main residence—will fundamentally alter the White House's historic proportions and architectural balance.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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SanDisk projects that by 2026, data centers will surpass mobile devices to become the largest source of demand for NAND flash, a shift that could fundamentally reshape the market.—
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CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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