by definition
Example Sentences
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“Hacking security protection tools is nothing new,” he said, adding that “the prize, if successful, is access to all of the systems using them, by definition systems worth protecting.”
From Seattle Times
The only life we’ve encountered is on our own planet, and thus all our conjectures about life elsewhere are by definition fiction.
From Washington Post
And as audiences grew, so did the potential for livestreams to promote ideas beyond what to buy — in a format that was, by definition, unpredictable, posing political concerns for a government fixated on control.
From New York Times
“It seems parochial and some, I guess, by definition, it is,” he said.
From Washington Post
By definition, black holes emit no light of their own.
From Science Magazine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
