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1
as in inculcating
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 etching
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 entrenching
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Utilizing a variety of tools that allow for shading, etching, and peeling creates a layered effect and transforms pumpkins into detailed pieces of multi-dimensional art.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The only way to fix etching is by buffing the scratches out.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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This vindicated the Big Bang model, entrenching it as the scientific origin of our Universe.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Overly sweeping privacy laws have the unintended consequence of entrenching incumbents.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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But infusing the college experience with the technology is deeply misguided.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company has been infusing artificial intelligence across its product portfolio.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Teller and Sperry also attended the 2025 Super Bowl, where the couple had a rooting interest (he Chiefs played Teller's hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in New Orleans.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Leadership opinion, as opposed to stakeholder insight, can also unduly influence branding for a new enterprise or program.—
Lynn Godfrey,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In a nod to the new realities of college sports, the NCAA just 14 months ago lifted a decades-old restriction on branding on the field of play.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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The rise of the bias cut was a silhouette on which Robbins wanted to focus, imbuing the fluid style with elements of luxury and glamour intrinsic to the aristocracy.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Smith credits Mackie with imbuing John with vulnerability.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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Until now, most fluorescent glasses for LSCs were made by embedding nanocrystals.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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The key to adoption is embedding AI into workflows, not just platforms.—
Rishit Lakhani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Ingraining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingraining. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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