1
as in naturally
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2
as in automatically
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Adverb
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The premiere event in London drew inspiration from the sounds made by healthy coral reefs, which naturally produce sounds that attract sea life, pointing young fish and coral larvae in the direction of more resources.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025 -
What is surgical menopause, exactly? Usually, menopause (the phase marking the end of a person’s period) naturally happens in your 40s and 50s.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now, with McPherson abruptly un-disappeared, an even larger group of people—the relieved, the vengeful, the doubtful, and the desperate-for-a-byline—set about trying to vet her story.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the board attempted to steer the station through turbulent financial times, the stations’ employees abruptly saw health care coverage briefly canceled.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The device, inspired by the way biological neurons process information, has the ability to detect light and convert it into electrical signals within a single nanoscale component, operating quickly, efficiently, and with minimal energy.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their next goal is to expand the system, adding more components to fabricate a supramolecular wire that captures and transfers light energy efficiently over greater distances.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Spontaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneously. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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