as in inherently
by natural character or ability
she appeared to be congenitally incapable of telling the truth
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Recent Examples of congenitally
Older, dominant, or cognitively impaired dogs may struggle more, while younger or congenitally blind dogs often adapt faster.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congenitally
Adverb
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Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Global opportunity, and the freedom and choice that come with it, is an inherently American value.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Compared with eating in a restaurant (or even ordering delivery from a restaurant directly), involving a third party fundamentally requires the use of more labor, more infrastructure, more overhead.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Identify fundamentally sound equities or ETFs with steady uptrends and plot their 50-day EMA.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Congenitally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congenitally. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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