as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Later this year, the Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era committee is set to meet to discuss whether Sosa, McGwire and others embroiled in the controversy will be enshrined in history.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The Sandra Bland Act, named after a Black woman who died in jail near Houston after being arrested over a traffic violation, sought to enshrine additional layers of accountability for how inmates are treated in jail, particularly those with mental health or intellectual disabilities.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
America has long been celebrated as the land of the free — a place where agency, independence and self-determination are enshrined in our national mythos.
—Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson also told Southern states not to ratify the 14th Amendment, whose purpose was to enshrine both citizenship and equal protection in the Constitution.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The Sandra Bland Act, named after a Black woman who died in jail near Houston after being arrested over a traffic violation, sought to enshrine additional layers of accountability for how inmates are treated in jail, particularly those with mental health or intellectual disabilities.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
America has long been celebrated as the land of the free — a place where agency, independence and self-determination are enshrined in our national mythos.
—Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson also told Southern states not to ratify the 14th Amendment, whose purpose was to enshrine both citizenship and equal protection in the Constitution.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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