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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

Example Sentences

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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

"We have no control of the deep-learning algorithm in itself."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

That in itself is not an unusual number, as ships routinely wait their turn to load or unload at port berths in the region.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

And that in itself makes this a remarkable moment.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

His body was tangled up in itself in the wild grass; I couldn’t tell where one limb began and the other ended.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.