as in interior
an interior or internal part
structural decay had started from within
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Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
People go through internal hurricanes within themselves, through breakups, different things.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022
For the lit-from-within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 10 June 2022
Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Ironically, with Pluto retrograde back in Capricorn and your fourth house of emotional foundations, you’re likely feeling called to go within and nurture your innermost feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Preposition
Sutherlin’s goal is to get a message out within 15 minutes of learning about a disaster.
—Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
People go through internal hurricanes within themselves, through breakups, different things.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
Johnson is delicious in this scene, a perfect mix of bumbling and lit-from-within, but her performance crumbles like clay in the grasp of such a plodding script.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022
For the lit-from-within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 10 June 2022
Adverb
Any coexistence would be uneasy, built not primarily on trust but on credible threats and assurances—deterrence paired with steps toward a modus vivendi that both countries and peoples could live with and prosper within.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Ironically, with Pluto retrograde back in Capricorn and your fourth house of emotional foundations, you’re likely feeling called to go within and nurture your innermost feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Within.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/within. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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