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of itself

ADVERB

per se

Synonyms

WEAK

alone as such by and of itself by definition by its very nature by itself fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically singularly solely virtually

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L.A. got so used to thinking of itself as an illimitably wide-open-spaces place that this got baked into our self-image and civic behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Rodrigue noted that navigating Arctic waters in and of itself is expensive because ships need to be especially equipped for the harsher conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A jar of curry sauce, a pot of rice and the quiet confidence that dinner will take care of itself.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Intellectual humility requires a kind of emotional courage: the willingness to feel uncertain, even a little foolish, in the presence of something or someone that seems very sure of itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It was like the whistling of a piccolo many times magnified—shrill and shriller till it keened with the terror of a lost soul and filled the room with the piercingness of itself.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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