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natural state

NOUN
Arkansas
Synonyms
WEAK
Bear State Bowie State Hot Springs State Ozark country Razorback State Toothpick State Wonder State land of opportunity
NOUN
nudeness
Synonyms
STRONG
bareness nakedness naturism nudism undress
WEAK
birthday suit the buff the nude the raw
NOUN
nudity
Synonyms
STRONG
bareness naturism nudism undress
WEAK
birthday suit the buff the nude the raw

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One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I’ve never needed to be told to keep my heart open while watching a film; that’s its natural state.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

But an authoritarian government is neither a natural state nor an inevitability.

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2025

National park status means that the area will be set aside for preservation of the natural environment, ensuring that most of the landscapes and accompanying plants and animals are kept in their natural state.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

“And further out one sees the sea in its natural state, and that’s beautiful. Yesterday everything was grey.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman