as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
it's rare to find such an old chess set that is intact
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Recent Examples of intact
The second-largest country in the world, Canada has one of the planet’s largest intact boreal forests.
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Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Not only were the diamonds exceptional, but the brooch’s pin and safety clasp were still intact and in remarkably good condition, making the find even more valuable, said SWNS.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The White House has signaled a willingness to accept some changes but insists the core elements must remain intact.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. a few powerful people keep hope that men like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and a few others will come up with federal legislation to ostensibly preserve what’s already intact.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Not only were the diamonds exceptional, but the brooch’s pin and safety clasp were still intact and in remarkably good condition, making the find even more valuable, said SWNS.
—Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The White House has signaled a willingness to accept some changes but insists the core elements must remain intact.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. a few powerful people keep hope that men like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and a few others will come up with federal legislation to ostensibly preserve what’s already intact.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intact
Adjective
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That means your entire income isn’t taxed at one flat rate.—
Karla Dennis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The shrinking of Paramount’s workforce reflects contraction across the entire media sector, with Disney recently announcing a fresh round of cuts as companies reckon with cord-cutting’s hit to their pay-TV revenues.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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There isn’t much of anything positive to point to in this whole saga.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Two designers lost their whole shops, while others lost machinery and inventory.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Ait-Nouri is far from a complete Premier League footballer.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Burns and Hudson tackled each other to the ground, and at that point, Daboll had lost complete control of the practice and had to call the team together and end it altogether.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The good news Tiller shared with media members Tuesday during an interview session at Bill Self’s basketball camp for youths is he’s been involved in non-contact drills at practice and been given a target date of July 1 for his full return.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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One person performed Gonzo's big number in full cosplay, complete with a flower pot balanced on their head.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Tyce Peterson was a perfect 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs.—
Shotgun Spratling,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The Better Sister This adaptation of Alafair Burke’s novel follows two sisters, one who is seemingly living a perfect life (Jessica Biel) and the other who is in recovery and barely scraping by (Elizabeth Banks).—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Employee Health and Productivity Many small businesses have tight budgets and struggle to provide basic benefits, much less comprehensive health insurance to all employees.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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By understanding the task behind a query, Google hopes to provide AI answers that save people time, even if the model needs a few ticks to fan out and run multiple searches to generate a more comprehensive report on a topic.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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“Intact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intact. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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