innermost

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Recent Examples of innermost For his parents, the diary was a precious window into Alexander’s innermost thoughts and feelings. — Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 That same day, Jupiter will station direct in Gemini — your fourth house of home, family and innermost feelings — invigorating you with a sense of hope, optimism and inspiration. — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 This exercise strengthens the rectus abdominis (top layer of your abs muscles), transverse abdominis (innermost abs muscle), and obliques (the sides of your abdomen). — Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025 The work of an artist has always been a practice of articulation—transmuting one’s innermost imagination and ideas into the external world. — Nia Shumake, Essence, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for innermost
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  1. inmost
  2. inner
  3. internal
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  • In that long process of observation and recordkeeping, something else happened too: Eclipses helped compel humans to both develop and reveal our inmost capacity for a new and precise kind of reasoning that could be applied to the world.
    — Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Wallace slowly unravels the fascinating — and ultimately tragic — story of a man who, though very close to Wallace, somehow kept his inmost self hidden in plain sight.
    — Joan Frank, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Definition of inmost
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  • The moon will peak in your sign on April 12, shining a bright light on your inner world and urging you to focus on your identity and self-worth.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Emphasize the contrast between the idyllic setting and the characters’ inner turmoil.
    — Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of inner
Adjective
  • But as the internal bickering drags on, all weary voters are seeing is a party with no shortage of talk about fighting Trump, but without a steady notion of how to actually do it.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Antioxidant-Rich Foods Cells in your gut are exposed to harmful compounds through internal and external sources.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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