instinctively

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instinctively
Adverb
  • The Briton had essentially driven in the dark (no pun intended, considering the Bahrain GP is a night race).
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The game is essentially 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball, offering a challenging experience that, while not entirely reflective of actual wheelchair basketball, provides a unique gameplay twist.
    Eammonn Dignam, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Over time, advancements from mainframe computers to the evolution of PCs to the rise of virtualization and the supremacy of the cloud—and even the move from desktops to mobile devices—fundamentally altered the very notion of enterprise IT.
    Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The economy was fundamentally very healthy January, February, March.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • One house is basically flattened, another partially collapsed, and others damaged.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
  • So, as is basically law in the Who-niverse, she is immediately killed.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Instinctively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instinctively. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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