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
How the place manages to be so intrinsically child-friendly yet also so mind-blowingly romantic is a feat of design brilliance.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
In principle, there is no such thing as intrinsically degrading work; degradation is a cultural phenomenon.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Is technology intrinsically bad, or can it be harnessed for progressive ends?
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Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
This refers to a 2015 paper suggesting that red pulp macrophages in the spleens of mice and humans are intrinsically superparamagnetic and hence more sensitive to magnetic fields.
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ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
In principle, there is no such thing as intrinsically degrading work; degradation is a cultural phenomenon.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Is technology intrinsically bad, or can it be harnessed for progressive ends?
—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
This refers to a 2015 paper suggesting that red pulp macrophages in the spleens of mice and humans are intrinsically superparamagnetic and hence more sensitive to magnetic fields.
—
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for intrinsically
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsically
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Beyond that, high school pitchers are inherently unpredictable.
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Investment conviction is not a certainty because markets are inherently uncertain.
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The geography of national security has fundamentally changed.
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Rogers said Amazon fundamentally changed the industry’s thinking by prioritizing customer service over decades of traditional inventory optimization.
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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