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also intrench
as in to imbed
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off
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Recent Examples of entrench
Some have worried that without guardrails or federal oversight, states will use the money to advance their own priorities in ways that potentially entrench inequality.
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Plaintiffs want to know how DOGE staffers entrenched themselves within agencies.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
But there’s something at the core of Hindi films especially that is deeply entrenched in culture.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
The group’s husbands are also entrenched in the drama.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Plaintiffs want to know how DOGE staffers entrenched themselves within agencies.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
But there’s something at the core of Hindi films especially that is deeply entrenched in culture.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
The group’s husbands are also entrenched in the drama.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
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For chemistry - what harmful chemicals enter the world during manufacturing or are embedded within a material and are then released during use or at end of life?—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Next, Adams encouraged hospitals to empower health care providers to have better conversations with patients and to embed public health information in every encounter.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Birds tend to root through the lower quality food and toss it around looking for their favorite bits, emptying feeders faster.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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All of these choices root us in Nancy’s unsettled psyche, upending earlier assumptions about her personality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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After establishing himself as a writer, Feinstein became a recognizable TV and radio personality, sharing his sports analysis over many decades on ESPN, NPR, Golf Channel and SiriusXM.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, scaling too quickly or expanding into the wrong areas can risk alienating the niche market that helped establish your business in the first place.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have found microplastics lodged deep in human lungs, buried in fatty tissues, and circulating in the bloodstream.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 62-year-old Georgescu lodged his appeal with Romania's Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, a day after the Central Election Bureau rejected his candidacy, the court said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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This time, Lowe was in his front yard, putting his kids in the car with his parents.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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These are the people who have considered the merits of your company—and the likelihood of its success—and decided to put their money where their mouth is and back your business from the ground floor.—
Zaheer Dodhia,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Dude Ranches in Montana Photo: Getty Images Cattle ranching is ingrained in Montana’s heritage, rendering it one of the best regions in the states to stay on a dude ranch.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her strong work ethic has been ingrained in her since childhood – having gone on tour for the first time at just eight years old.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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What To Know About a million people live in the Texas and California zip codes impacted by the new reporting threshold, Anthony said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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There were three rounds of payments to households impacted by the pandemic, totaling $814 billion.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Colleges and universities are the perfect place to instill these life lessons.—
Olivia Antigua,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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This racist targeting serves to instill fear in pro-Palestine activists as well as a warning to others.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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