as in fundamentally
by natural character or ability
the judge's observation that women are not inherently better at parenting than men
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Recent Examples of inherently
The people who bombed the interviews were the ones who developed a hypothesis and held it to the last breath because developing strategy is inherently fuzzy at first.
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Lynn Comp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
What the nutrition breakdown shows Pasta isn’t inherently bad for you.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
The issue isn’t that gardening is inherently risky.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The fire extinguisher incident was the latest pitfall in a season that, even by Marseille’s own inherently chaotic standards, has stretched the bounds of credibility.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
There is something inherently cinematic and moving about a struggling person’s by-the-bootstraps journey to healing, with a lifetime’s worth of trials and tribulations.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
To her, food was inherently tied to the seasons and to the land — a view of cuisine that Americans were used to applying to the fabled terroir of European wine and food, not their own.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
These crunchy snacks aren’t inherently unhealthy, but rather offer little nutritional value.
—Christina Manian, Health, 14 May 2026
Lynn Comp, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
What the nutrition breakdown shows Pasta isn’t inherently bad for you.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
The issue isn’t that gardening is inherently risky.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The fire extinguisher incident was the latest pitfall in a season that, even by Marseille’s own inherently chaotic standards, has stretched the bounds of credibility.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
There is something inherently cinematic and moving about a struggling person’s by-the-bootstraps journey to healing, with a lifetime’s worth of trials and tribulations.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
To her, food was inherently tied to the seasons and to the land — a view of cuisine that Americans were used to applying to the fabled terroir of European wine and food, not their own.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
These crunchy snacks aren’t inherently unhealthy, but rather offer little nutritional value.
—Christina Manian, Health, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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As the leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives, a fundamentally majoritarian institution, Jeffries has little ability to get anything done.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Warsh has been critical of the decision-making of the Fed under Powell’s leadership, and argues for a fundamentally more dovish policy stance while his predecessor has favored a wait-and-see approach.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The flames naturally burn off crumbs and debris, making cleanup a breeze.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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When everyone can contribute to testing, silos can naturally dissolve.—
Mudit Singh,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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For all practical purposes, these intrinsically hard-to-prove statements are just as unknowable as the unprovable statements that Gödel identified.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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Light and Los Angeles are intrinsically linked.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Coach Sean McVay basically lives in 11 personnel, with one running back, one tight end and three wide receivers.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Look no further than the near-certain demise—even under best-case warming scenarios—of basically all of the world’s warm-water coral reefs and their various colorful fish.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Riverwork, only her second novel after a lifetime of ludic, elliptical poetry, assigns itself an essentially recuperative and archival undertaking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Dengshikou Station is essentially at the hotel’s doorstep—which is much easier than relying exclusively on Beijing traffic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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