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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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The Steelers of the 1970s had 14 enshrined, including coaches and a scout.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
The right was enshrined in the Constitution in 1868 through the 14th amendment.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Indeed, citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. is enshrined not just in the Constitution, its supporters argue, but in the foundation for all American law: English common law.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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