1
as in interior
situated farther in
an inner area of the national park that is some distance from the nearest road
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2
as in internal
of or relating to the mind
kept his inner life private
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Recent Examples of inner
Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Baird said the park has set up air quality monitoring equipment on the inner canyon floor and is monitoring it daily.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 July 2025
The teen may feel invisible, unheard or powerless in other areas of life, and their eating disorder may become a way to express that inner turmoil without saying much.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But for each of these artists, there are countless others who lack the inner resources needed to be away so long from their friends and family—not to say, their material—and for whom exile is arid and sterile.
—Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
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Noun
As the narrator grappled with her inner turmoil, the music, a violin especially, teetered between elegant (in this context, denial) and anxious, sour notes that signaled an undeniable realization of an unpleasant truth.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Baird said the park has set up air quality monitoring equipment on the inner canyon floor and is monitoring it daily.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 July 2025
The teen may feel invisible, unheard or powerless in other areas of life, and their eating disorder may become a way to express that inner turmoil without saying much.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But for each of these artists, there are countless others who lack the inner resources needed to be away so long from their friends and family—not to say, their material—and for whom exile is arid and sterile.
—Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inner
Adjective
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While the weather alert is in effect, the National Weather Services recommends residents move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for their safety.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
12 July 2025
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The sporty purse has multiple interior and exterior pockets for organization and easy access, and can be worn across your hips or chest, similar to the flagship Everywhere Belt Bag.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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The dust-up is the latest volley in the Texas Republican Party's internal strife over who should succeed GOP Speaker Dade Phelan, who late last year dropped his bid for a third term at the helm of the House.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The remaining portions are $55 million, which has been deferred, and $45 million for performance obligations to improve its internal vehicle recall operations.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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This revealed that the within-subjects standard deviation was on average nearly eight times higher than the corresponding between-subjects standard deviation.—
Neuroskeptic,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2018
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Cream blush will give you that lit-from-within glow.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
23 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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One in every four American adults has a Synchrony card, the company says, so its financial performance gives us an inside look into consumers’ financial health.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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For the first time, fans were given an inside look at the players' perspective thanks to Courtney Williams and Natisha Heidman, a.k.a.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
20 July 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
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The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon which is characterized by feelings of energy depletion, increased mental distance from one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Inner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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