as in integral
being a part of an integrated whole that cannot be removed
The American Revolution is an organic part of the history of the United States.
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Recent Examples of organic
Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s e-mail newsletter turned e-commerce platform, monetized an all-natural life style, promoting raw-goat-milk cleanses and expensive organic cosmetics.
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In 1848, the young Louis Pasteur — inventor of pasteurization and rabies vaccination — became the first to notice that organic molecules can come in mirror-image versions.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
These masters of photosynthesis use solar energy to cause reactions between carbon dioxide and water in specialized organelles, making oxygen and organic carbon.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
This burger has Wi-Fi, Internet, auto-sync with your French fries, low calorie, extra organic sauces.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In 1848, the young Louis Pasteur — inventor of pasteurization and rabies vaccination — became the first to notice that organic molecules can come in mirror-image versions.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
These masters of photosynthesis use solar energy to cause reactions between carbon dioxide and water in specialized organelles, making oxygen and organic carbon.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
This burger has Wi-Fi, Internet, auto-sync with your French fries, low calorie, extra organic sauces.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organic
Adjective
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An integral part of the mentorship, Dillane said, was how designers could make their careers viable.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon will be integral parts of the rotation along with rookie Cade Horton, but Cease's addition would bolster the rotation.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There has never been a more important time than right now.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Trout’s injuries over the last five seasons will likely rob him of the chance to reach some of baseball’s most important milestones.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even a basic and small telescope, such as a 2-inch refractor, can get you a glimpse of the rings.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The team used functional MRI to record brain activity while exposing 20 healthy adults to the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami) and to matching retronasal odors – smells delivered through the mouth to mimic how food releases aroma during chewing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The achievement could open doors not only for probing fundamental physics but also for creating ultra-precise sensors.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Collaboration across the value chain is essential.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of these minerals include those essential to the production of phones and computer chips.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Organic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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