as in incorporeal
not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch electrical energy is completely intangible

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Recent Examples of intangible The investment bank's quantitative methodology also ignores intangible factors like strong brands, as well as Buffett's philosophy of durable compounding with low risk of ruin. Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 Trump himself has often claimed a much higher figure, citing the intangible value of his brand as justification for estimates exceeding $10 billion. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 In Trump’s progression from brick-and-mortar developer to hawker of intangible projections of himself, his N.F.T.s were another milestone. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025 But creating a place where people want to walk also has intangible benefits. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intangible
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incorporeal
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  • In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.
    Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025

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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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