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also imbed
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls
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Recent Examples of embed
Our focus has been embedding AI directly into advisor workflows in ways that are intuitive and immediately valuable.
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Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Old English hymn, long treated as a marginal afterthought in later copies of Venerable Bede’s history, appears embedded in the main text.
—Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This is the timeframe during which the team suspects the supernova took place, blasting the material into space only to be embedded in the cloud.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 18 May 2026
The river and the canyon are so vital to Nimiipuu people that they are deeply embedded in their culture and legends.
—Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Old English hymn, long treated as a marginal afterthought in later copies of Venerable Bede’s history, appears embedded in the main text.
—Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This is the timeframe during which the team suspects the supernova took place, blasting the material into space only to be embedded in the cloud.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 18 May 2026
The river and the canyon are so vital to Nimiipuu people that they are deeply embedded in their culture and legends.
—Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embed
Verb
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Long before modern multiculturalism, the American founding itself drew heavily upon biblical ideas and categories rooted in the Torah.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Newsom’s argument for the tax is rooted in competitive fairness.—
Marc Joffe,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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According to Moriarty, the bullet struck Sosa-Celis in the leg, passed through a closet and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Embed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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