imbued

past tense of imbue

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Recent Examples of imbued As many transgender people know, even the most mundane objects — a necktie, a name badge, a dress — can be imbued with intense personal meaning. Emma Cieslik, Them, 13 Mar. 2025 As men turned to practical, less frivolous garments, their shoe heels also remained sensible — though not for women, whose heel heights were imbued with complex social and political implications with every added or subtracted half-inch. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 From lead-acid battery smelters to rocket testing facilities, heavy industry over the past century in California has left large swathes of land imbued with dangerous chemicals. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025 One of Britain’s longest-running motor manufacturers, the company produces cars imbued with British DNA, mixing modern tech with traditional craftsmanship that’s been a part of its storied history since the beginning. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025 What was already special will become imbued with even more meaning. Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025 The conference did provide context for the changing times in a series of conversations often imbued with honesty rather than rhetoric. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025 This month the duo tells us how to make a textbook Basque cheesecake imbued with the bittersweet flavors of tiramisu. Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025 The item channeled the sense of versatility imbued in the lineup, which included easy-to-approach pieces ranging from an oversized leather bomber jacket to cashmere cut-out knitwear. WWD, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Imbued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbued. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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