as in inherently
by natural character or ability I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune

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Recent Examples of constitutionally The court’s finding centered on substantial First Amendment questions, with the judge noting that political speech, including criticism of U.S. foreign policy and support for Palestinians, is constitutionally protected, even for noncitizens. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025 The Court ruled 8–1 in favor of maintaining the law, signaling that even after its broad 2022 expansion of gun rights, some restrictions remain constitutionally permissible. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 Although barred constitutionally from running for a third term, Trump, 78, possibly could have gotten around the Constitution by running for vice president in 2028 on a ticket headed by Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025 The committee receiving the funds, MAGA Inc. is a super PAC that supports Trump, but the president is constitutionally barred from running for a third term. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for constitutionally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutionally
fundamentally
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  • Their emergence represents just one facet of a fundamentally changing career landscape.
    Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The project will add 50% more space for the permanent exhibition and fundamentally rethink how visitors, especially kids, interact with the hall’s thousands of sapphires, quartz, rubies, emeralds, garnets and diamonds.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2025

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“Constitutionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutionally. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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