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as in indigenous
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
though she now lived in the Northeast, she was a native Midwesterner
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
diamonds in their native state are not the bright, flashy gems that one might imagine
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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings
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as in resident
a usually longtime resident of a locality
the natives seem to resent the summer tourists even though they depend upon them for their livelihood
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as in aborigine
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the anthropologist spent two years living among the island's natives and observing and documenting their customs and traditions
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Recent Examples of native
Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
Caroline Neff, a native Texan, first came to Chicago in 2004 to study acting at Columbia College.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Adam Hurly Adam is a South Dakota native living in Lisbon (and previously San Francisco, New York, and Berlin).
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
Caroline Neff, a native Texan, first came to Chicago in 2004 to study acting at Columbia College.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
The Texas native spoke out about the issue as the incident cast criticism over the WNBA’s then-policy against providing teams with private air travel.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for native
Adjective
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In 2024, for example, while much was made of indigenous actor Lily Gladstone’s Best Actress nomination, the vast majority of Oscar nominees, 80 percent, were white.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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Salmon were and continue to be at the core of California indigenous culture, both by providing an important food source and forming the foundation of many creation stories.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The United States imports crude oil from Canada, specifically the Alberta oil sands.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But unseen, in underground pipelines that cut through vast fields of barley, flows about $5 billion annually worth of Canadian crude oil and natural gas, most of it from Alberta.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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In today’s digital world, there are inherent tools for marketers in search of a wider and more targeted audience.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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While a qubit can hold multiple values at the same time, it is burdened by an inherent problem.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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There’s a strange familiarity that many Bay Area residents start to build up with their homeless neighbors.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
21 Feb. 2024
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Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.—
Roger Lewin,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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The evolutionary anthropologist Joseph Henrich has summoned the example of the aboriginal Tasmanians, who were cut off from mainland Australia about ten thousand years ago.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Before the colonization of Australia, many aboriginal people buried dingoes with rites indistinguishable from those used for humans.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2024
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Not to mention, the Trader Joe’s chips get their fiery color from natural ingredients like turmeric extract, paprika extract, and concentrated vegetable juice, rather than synthetic food dyes like Red 40.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, following an injury to Kai Havertz, who is not a natural striker but has led the line for most of the season, the frustration has reached boiling point.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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But the label’s intrinsic modernity also seems to happily coexist with its deep, winding roots.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Native.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/native. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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