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as in indigenous
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
though she now lived in the Northeast, she was a native Midwesterner
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
diamonds in their native state are not the bright, flashy gems that one might imagine
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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings
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as in resident
a usually longtime resident of a locality
the natives seem to resent the summer tourists even though they depend upon them for their livelihood
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as in aborigine
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the anthropologist spent two years living among the island's natives and observing and documenting their customs and traditions
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Recent Examples of native
Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
Caroline Neff, a native Texan, first came to Chicago in 2004 to study acting at Columbia College.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for native
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Adam Hurly Adam is a South Dakota native living in Lisbon (and previously San Francisco, New York, and Berlin).
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The Texas native spoke out about the issue as the incident cast criticism over the WNBA’s then-policy against providing teams with private air travel.
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Authorities described her as an indigenous female with red hair and brown eyes.—
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Burrata originates from Puglia, as does the flavorful indigenous grape variety, Primitivo.—
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While crude oil was the largest import for Alabama in 2023, automobile and automobile parts followed right behind.—
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The Midstream segment provides crude oil and refined petroleum product transportation, terminaling and processing services, as well as natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) transportation, storage, fractionation, gathering, processing and marketing service.—
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In today’s digital world, there are inherent tools for marketers in search of a wider and more targeted audience.—
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While a qubit can hold multiple values at the same time, it is burdened by an inherent problem.—
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Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.—
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Despite the cancellation, Herbison remained optimistic about future possibilities for the residents of Ramsay Street.—
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
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Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.—
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The evolutionary anthropologist Joseph Henrich has summoned the example of the aboriginal Tasmanians, who were cut off from mainland Australia about ten thousand years ago.—
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Before the colonization of Australia, many aboriginal people buried dingoes with rites indistinguishable from those used for humans.—
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Their bodies are thicker, a little more natural, than the slim models of today.—
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Not to mention, the Trader Joe’s chips get their fiery color from natural ingredients like turmeric extract, paprika extract, and concentrated vegetable juice, rather than synthetic food dyes like Red 40.—
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But the label’s intrinsic modernity also seems to happily coexist with its deep, winding roots.—
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This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).—
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“Native.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/native. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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