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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an inborn talent for dancing
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as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
certain instincts are inborn in mice
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Recent Examples of inborn
Naturally, jumping styles are not necessarily inborn, immutable traits.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Like so many inborn traits, the spiritual impulse for prayer can grow stronger, and just as easily grow weaker.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Platt notes that this change in approach came at a time when popular ideas about race were shifting toward a focus on inborn, genetic differences.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
Marcy Thompson: Motherly love to this group would seem to have a particular definition, one that was inborn and could not be challenged, even using a psychoanalytic framework as Margarethe did.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Like so many inborn traits, the spiritual impulse for prayer can grow stronger, and just as easily grow weaker.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Platt notes that this change in approach came at a time when popular ideas about race were shifting toward a focus on inborn, genetic differences.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
Marcy Thompson: Motherly love to this group would seem to have a particular definition, one that was inborn and could not be challenged, even using a psychoanalytic framework as Margarethe did.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inborn
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This description captures both the ambition and the inherent tension in this evolution.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But Next Time? The fast-moving conflict between India and Pakistan last week demonstrated the inherent dangers of the modern nuclear age. 7h agoBy W.J. Hennigan TODAYS FRONT PAGES Edition: INYT - Page Two Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta.—
Ben Hubbard Saumya Khandelwal Matthew DeFeo W.J. Hennigan,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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That was common practice around the country in the early days of DNA technology, when more genetic material was needed to develop a DNA profile.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The use of investigative genetic genealogy to identify Kohberger is a longstanding issue in the case.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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There is an intrinsic and undervalued connection between physical and financial health, and Medicaid is the largest federal program that recognizes that connection.—
Dr. Michelle Morse,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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That is a shift in mindset from previous incumbents and to win the FA Cup would be vindication for the Austrian’s methods — for his positive approach and that relentless desire to utilise ‘intrinsic motivation’.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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They were granted by Queen Elizabeth II as hereditary titles.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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People with celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune disorder, have to eat a gluten-free diet.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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In fact, according to Dr. Culbreath, jeans are integral to this style of professional dress.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
7 May 2025
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As technology continues to define business opportunities, there are basic needs that are integral to every development.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Now, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is emerging as its essential companion.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Negotiation progress After his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump quickly signaled that the Biden administration’s position of portraying the conflict as an essential moral crusade was over.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Inborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inborn. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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