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in itself

ADVERB
per se
Synonyms
WEAK
alone as such by and of itself by definition by its very nature by itself fundamentally in essence independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

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And then as far as my Netflix Is a Joke special, I also want people to know I don’t consider myself a stand-up comedian because that’s a different art in itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

What I've come to accept is that these moments are fleeting and that's beautiful in itself.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Adding tunes to old lyrics and giving old songs new life is a tradition in itself, to which this new set by Andy Hedges is a winning contribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Keeping up healthy growth from such a large base is an achievement in itself but Amazon might need to show more benefits from AI to get investors excited about its shares again.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The measure of his past triumphs was sufficient reason in itself to act differently; only a genius of his stature could play like a ten-year-old boy and still get the right answer.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson