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also engrained
as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority
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also engrained
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as in inculcated
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Recent Examples of ingrained
Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
But the drive to learn is still deeply ingrained in human nature.
—Sari Factor, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
What struck me about Deaver that day — and many other times dealing with Reagan officials —was how ingrained tight security was with the whole administration.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Brittany Broaddus-Smith, founder The Intimacy Firm and Christian sexologist believes that conversation around soul ties is deeply ingrained in Christian discourse, particularly within the Black church – and says the ideology is often damning than discipling.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The reporting requirement became so ingrained in Kolak and his teammates in those early NIL days that the men’s gymnastics squad logged 128 deals in 2021 and 2022.
—Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
But the drive to learn is still deeply ingrained in human nature.
—Sari Factor, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
What struck me about Deaver that day — and many other times dealing with Reagan officials —was how ingrained tight security was with the whole administration.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Brittany Broaddus-Smith, founder The Intimacy Firm and Christian sexologist believes that conversation around soul ties is deeply ingrained in Christian discourse, particularly within the Black church – and says the ideology is often damning than discipling.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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This commitment to continuous growth also played an essential role in Powertec surviving inherent challenges.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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For the Reposado expression, the tequila is then aged in American white oak barrels, a process that adds structure and refinement without overwhelming the agave's intrinsic character.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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With more complete data, statisticians could then estimate the intrinsic value of activities through peoples’ stated and revealed preferences and create a framework for measuring consumption based on how people use their time rather than on material spending.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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To thank Murph, Wetzel bought her a pistol engraved with their names and the song’s title that took three months to make.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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The case—built from wood species living in The Glen Grant Distillery’s Garden of Splendours—is engraved with Himalayan Blue Poppies, which have grown in the garden for almost 140 years.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some of them, though, are embedded in that seabed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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This certificate, embedded as metadata in the document, would create an unalterable record of its authenticity and source.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The constitutional provision prohibiting public funds from being used for sectarian purposes echoed language drafted by Native Americans, the historians and legal scholars said.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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What the Constitution Says About Presidential Term Limits Most legal analysts say there is no constitutional path to a third term for a president.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition, there is a growing concern around AI and its potential impact, thus increasing the likelihood of ambiguity becoming deeply entrenched in the workforce.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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With a Labour government entrenched until at least 2029, that’s unlikely to happen anytime, but the big brands are also big planners, and always thinking about the success of the next generation.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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