enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Islamists—seen through the lens of creed—benefit from the protection of the U.S. Constitution, which enshrines the right to religious freedom for all, failing to recognize Islamist beliefs as political totalitarianism.
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Within an hour, Bailey’s office appealed a temporary court decision in Jackson County that had allowed legal abortions to resume in Missouri for the first time since 2022 after voters enshrined a right to the procedure in the state constitution.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
The healing powers of thermal waters and thalassotherapy (saltwater cures) are so enshrined in the national psyche, French residents, often retirees, can actually be prescribed multi-day wellness vacations with state health insurance picking up the check.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
Although the law has since been swept into a years-long saga of lawsuits — the ordinance was overturned and then enshrined into a Home Rule Charter, all while the DEP switched its stance back and forth — there is still no injection well.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Within an hour, Bailey’s office appealed a temporary court decision in Jackson County that had allowed legal abortions to resume in Missouri for the first time since 2022 after voters enshrined a right to the procedure in the state constitution.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
The healing powers of thermal waters and thalassotherapy (saltwater cures) are so enshrined in the national psyche, French residents, often retirees, can actually be prescribed multi-day wellness vacations with state health insurance picking up the check.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
Although the law has since been swept into a years-long saga of lawsuits — the ordinance was overturned and then enshrined into a Home Rule Charter, all while the DEP switched its stance back and forth — there is still no injection well.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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