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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The merger of black holes is intrinsically linked to the emission of gravitational waves.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Not only is designing, building and maintaining a secure data pipeline intrinsically tricky, but analytics and engineering teams also contend with competing priorities and do not specialize in security and governance.
—Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Research suggests intrinsically motivated people are less likely to quit than their extrinsically motivated counterparts.
—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Oasis will be on their reunion tour–Britpop is also, of course, intrinsically linked with football culture–so prepare to see fans rocking three-stripe trainers (and parkas, and mod cuts…).
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Not only is designing, building and maintaining a secure data pipeline intrinsically tricky, but analytics and engineering teams also contend with competing priorities and do not specialize in security and governance.
—Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Research suggests intrinsically motivated people are less likely to quit than their extrinsically motivated counterparts.
—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Oasis will be on their reunion tour–Britpop is also, of course, intrinsically linked with football culture–so prepare to see fans rocking three-stripe trainers (and parkas, and mod cuts…).
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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