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as in to hug
to put one's arms around and press tightly
upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world
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as in to adopt
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated
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as in to welcome
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
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as in acceptance
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Recent Examples of embrace
Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
That last-second reveal tees up Season 2 to embrace change in any number of ways.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Lovebugs — the annoying, gooey black insects that splatter on your car’s windshield and grille while in an amorous embrace — have returned in mass numbers this month after recent concerns by experts that the bugs may have been headed for extinction.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Verb
Now the Puerto Rican star is embracing that moniker with an album of the same name.
—Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
That last-second reveal tees up Season 2 to embrace change in any number of ways.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Noun
Schrader wonders why there hasn’t been more of an embrace of the technology.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Lovebugs — the annoying, gooey black insects that splatter on your car’s windshield and grille while in an amorous embrace — have returned in mass numbers this month after recent concerns by experts that the bugs may have been headed for extinction.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrace
Verb
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In Piamonte, concerns have been raised about the overground pipelines, ranging from six to 10 inches in diameter, which hug the roadside.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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For their part, the organization did a fantastic job paying their respects to Kyle, while his son Brexton hugged his mother Samantha tight around the hips.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Do not skip the ghindara no saikyo-yaki—a fillet of black cod marinated for 72 hours and cooked in sake, and wrapped in a Japanese magnolia leaf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Their masters stood nearby, traders in thick mantle coats with handkerchiefs wrapped round their heads, smoking and chatting in French.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Teams that recognize this early will build products that clinicians trust, customers adopt at scale and regulators can engage with constructively.—
David Lareau,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The shift in the way teams possess the ball, then, has not just impacted the strategy that teams have adopted to move down the field.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The states welcoming private nuclear innovation are already building the answer, and when supply grows, costs come down.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Doug Vikser Manhattan Beach The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Drone plans developed by NASA suggest the space agency is particularly interested in Arsia Mons, a shield volcano in Mars' Tharsis region, which includes the largest volcanoes in the solar system, such as Olympus Mons — almost three times as high as Mount Everest.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Her second post included additional tattoos and her belly button piercing.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant have long kept details surrounding the creative aspect of their relationship private, until now.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The conflict and uncertainty surrounding it have continued to ripple through energy markets, with Exxon delivering a warning Thursday that oil inventories are on track to reach dangerously low levels in the coming weeks, forcing prices to spike and curbing demand.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Yet, the world has changed greatly, and systemic-level acceptance and having options have caused a shift.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2026
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The dispute could offer Goldman a chance to gain a foothold in the more-populous Brooklyn portion of the district that also includes his home in lower Manhattan.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The report says an attacker with the right information could potentially reach a robot remotely, access internal functions and use it as a foothold on the owner's network.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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“Embrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrace. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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