biologically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Recently, the California Interscholastic Federation attempted a compromise for track and field competitions — offering honors and slots in competitions both to transgender athletes and to any biologically female athletes they would have displaced.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
They were also diagnosed with a form of lung cancer that is biologically different from the type linked to smoking.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
“Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, biologically defended disease. The body defends its highest sustained weight. So when weight decreases, compensatory mechanisms intensify. GLP‑1s blunt these signals, but they do not eliminate them entirely.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"For the first time, biologically, we are giving molecular proof that some patients will need a double lung transplant, otherwise they will not survive," Bharat said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Take the octopus— a remarkable creature, grammatically as well as biologically.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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