as in inherently
by natural character or ability
he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic
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Recent Examples of intrinsically
Demanding Accountability In Lead Sourcing Your brand's reputation is intrinsically linked to the practices of your partners, and working with lead vendors requires rigorous due diligence.
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William Decourcy, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Can one town be intrinsically wittier than the next town over?
—Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
The company says the design intrinsically suppresses certain forms of errors, reducing the resources required for quantum error correction.
—Andrew Evers,kate Rooney, CNBC, 9 May 2025
While the nation’s national security and global competitiveness are intrinsically tied to an ambitious STEM curriculum, our K-12 students struggle to meet basic math and reading proficiency standards.
—Essence, 8 May 2025
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William Decourcy, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Can one town be intrinsically wittier than the next town over?
—Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
The company says the design intrinsically suppresses certain forms of errors, reducing the resources required for quantum error correction.
—Andrew Evers,kate Rooney, CNBC, 9 May 2025
While the nation’s national security and global competitiveness are intrinsically tied to an ambitious STEM curriculum, our K-12 students struggle to meet basic math and reading proficiency standards.
—Essence, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsically
fundamentally
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In Hungary, freedom of the press and civil rights have been fundamentally denied for years.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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The House and Senate are advancing dramatically different approaches to federal education funding, with proposals that could fundamentally alter how millions of students access and pay for college.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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