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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Have the protections enshrined in the First Amendment been supplanted by the dictates of the administration?
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Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
But Wisconsinites took it a step further on Tuesday and enshrined the requirement into the State Constitution, a sign of growing bipartisan support on the issue from voters even in the face of opposition from Democratic leaders.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Proponents of Black suffrage rights fought hard to ensure that the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship and equal protection guarantees, enshrined in its first clause, were coupled with an apportionment penalty provision, its second clause.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Wisconsin will also vote on a ballot initiative over whether to enshrine requiring a photo ID to vote into the state constitution.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
But Wisconsinites took it a step further on Tuesday and enshrined the requirement into the State Constitution, a sign of growing bipartisan support on the issue from voters even in the face of opposition from Democratic leaders.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Proponents of Black suffrage rights fought hard to ensure that the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship and equal protection guarantees, enshrined in its first clause, were coupled with an apportionment penalty provision, its second clause.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Wisconsin will also vote on a ballot initiative over whether to enshrine requiring a photo ID to vote into the state constitution.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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