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as in selves
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
it was the grotesque nature of his stories that made them a challenge to get published in mainstream magazines her nature was such that lying was never an option for her the stoic nature of that family enables them to endure one calamity after another
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as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
group together anything round: buttons, lids, coins, and other things of that nature
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as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
a boy of a quiet and shy nature
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as in essences
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
some artists maintain that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting
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as in universes
the whole body of things observed or assumed
the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being
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Recent Examples of natures
But, as Walken observes, there was strength in those natures that cemented the foundation of Anne and Jerry's relationships.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
The track seemed to play on Williams’ fandom for the music icon, while also drawing comparisons between their outspoken natures.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Spiders and humans are two different species—and different species have different natures.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Each of the stars has been subjected to intense scientific scrutiny over recent decades, revealing fascinating insights into their diverse natures.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Tag fighting names are beloved for their chaotic natures, which see multiple characters popping normals, specials, or supers, and Invincible VS is no different.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
The track seemed to play on Williams’ fandom for the music icon, while also drawing comparisons between their outspoken natures.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Spiders and humans are two different species—and different species have different natures.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Each of the stars has been subjected to intense scientific scrutiny over recent decades, revealing fascinating insights into their diverse natures.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Tag fighting names are beloved for their chaotic natures, which see multiple characters popping normals, specials, or supers, and Invincible VS is no different.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natures
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Many related to the experience of seeing their younger selves with both admiration and secondhand embarrassment.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Unrecognisable during that run of defeats, Slot’s team suddenly look far more like their old selves.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lynch, the Rivian engineer, said outdoorsy types can feel confident taking their R1S or R1T Quads with them on the trails or national parks.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Why Some Glass Can Break in the Microwave Certain types of glass can break in the microwave due to their inability to withstand high heat and rapid temperature changes.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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But taken together, the movies demonstrate Linklater’s interest in probing creative temperaments, including his own.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pups with excitable and reactive temperaments were especially responsive to on-screen content, suggesting that many canines may interpret moving images much like real-world events.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Infused in cleansers, toners, and even essences, K-beauty’s exfoliating ingredients are often gentle and appear alongside hydrators to keep skin comfortable, while still delivering their brightening, smoothing, and resurfacing benefits.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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The songs pack a wide range of elements into a single track, starting with rock, pop, soul, funk, dub, club music, and rap, plus various other essences, from singer-songwriter-like qualities to music originating from Japan’s internet like Vocaloid.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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Large language models that devoured the total creative output of humankind endlessly remix those inputs to illustrate fictional universes of bespoke media, almost indistinguishable from reality (and getting better every day).—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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There’s been so many examples through the years of filmmakers planting all these seeds or proposing these big universes and imagining these big slates that never end up going anywhere.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, Lawrence celebrated her 30th birthday and received a sweet message from Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the media personalities.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Back when Lyft announced Women Connect, other alt-right personalities, including influencer Tomi Lahren, blasted the program.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beyond these are vast libraries of audio erotica of all kinds.—
Jodi McAlister,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Involvement in structuring joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, activist takeover and defense, financing arrangements, and similar matters will all be considered.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Natures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natures. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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