as in intuitively
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
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Here’s what happened: The federal government instructed Citibank to reverse an $80 million Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer, essentially pulling back an electronic payment.—
Linda Levy,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025 -
In February, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency essentially shut down the federal research agency that oversees NCES and other programs that track the progress of America's students, canceling almost $900 million in ongoing research contracts.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Job interviews are a fundamentally middle-class process.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Today’s energy transition is meant to be fundamentally distinct from every previous energy transition: it is meant to be transformative rather than an additive.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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One project, spearheaded by a staffer now on administrative leave, according to Ortiz, sought to relocate a wastewater treatment plant in Richwood, W.V., that has been basically inoperable since a 2016 flood.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Garcia said Lopez is basically offering only a stick, and no carrot.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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