by definition
Example Sentences
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The reality is by having a higher age rating than Spider-Man, it is by definition reducing the amount of people who can buy the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Granted, it’s by definition not the most diversified grouping, but right now it’s a way to ride the AI trade without worrying much about what the U.S. or Iran will do next.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Judging a military deployment by whether it has solved a political crisis that, by definition, it cannot solve, would be misguided," Eledinov said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In other words, he seems to think that if the facility is enriching uranium at all, it is by definition military—i.e., its purpose is to build nuclear weapons.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
We had something important in common, then, a personality quirk I didn’t share with Alaska or anybody else, although almost by definition Lara and I couldn’t express it to each other.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
