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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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Recent Examples of inculcate
Everyone should inculcate the ability to identify root causes and recognize patterns, feedback loops and relationships that influence outcomes rather than focusing on isolated components.
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Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Nothing left to do but build and inculcate my fantastical
atoms, unable to catch a break.
—Hazlitt, 15 May 2025
This is a unique public-private partnership effort which involves conservation organizations such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to inculcate environmental education across the country.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Nothing left to do but build and inculcate my fantastical
atoms, unable to catch a break.
—Hazlitt, 15 May 2025
This is a unique public-private partnership effort which involves conservation organizations such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to inculcate environmental education across the country.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculcate
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An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The answering note to its prevailing ironic treatment of Sir Walter is of course the melancholy and hint of regret that suffuse much of the novel’s tone.—
Brandon Taylor,
Time,
17 July 2025
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And so Mona, feeling a bit intimidated, planted herself in front of the painting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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And sometimes, the best way to protect a subway from extreme heat and flooding is to build a grassy park or plant some trees nearby.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Smith credits Mackie with imbuing John with vulnerability.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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Schiaparelli’s fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection, curated by creative director Daniel Roseberry, took cues from Western style inspiration and imbued the aesthetic with signature elements of the Italian luxury fashion house.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Key Factors Influencing Heat There are a few key factors that influence how hot your peppers may be: Genetics & variety: Different peppers are bred for varying heat levels.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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Societal neglect will inevitably breed a coarseness in manner and language, exhibited by the uncouth nature of the Chiefs’ players as well as the public watching them.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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The white negroni gets its pleasant bitterness from gin infused with pine nuts.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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As more enterprises grapple with how to infuse generative AI into their operations, Moderna is experimenting with a playbook that many talk about but few have yet to execute on — a future workforce where humans and machines are fully integrated.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That included an emphasis on civic involvement, volunteer work and public education, Foster said of what was instilled in his family growing up in Garden Grove.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
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Daniels credits his mom, Star, for instilling in him a drive and determination to stay on the path.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Low- and medium-risk systems are migrated where possible, upgrade mechanisms are standardized and PQC training is embedded into both technical and business processes to ensure long-term resilience.—
Maeson Maherry,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Edgar-Jones, who spent time embedded with SNL creator Lorne Michaels and the team in the U.S., confirmed that James Longman, executive producer of The Late Late Show With James Corden, will become showrunner of the UK version.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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And unlike most states, Kentucky and its utilities have not enacted EV incentives, even as the industry spends billions of dollars to root an EV supply chain in the commonwealth.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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And perhaps then local can return to its original meaning: simply, proudly, of a place — rooted, not reduced or reconstituted in the language of empire.—
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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