1
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning
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as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly
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Fredricks hopes that one of those students at the old Wilson Elementary School comes forward and reaches out to her about their experience helping plant the seeds for this historic tree.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
The driver sits low, like a sports coupe, making the ride smooth, centered and planted.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fallout for the actual group, however, rooted itself in reality, with Maddy physically attacking Cassie in front of the audience.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Simply calling out Altman as someone to cheer for or root against feels insufficient, even as some people do that (especially the latter one).—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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His contention is that the people who inhabit the paintings are breathing a specific spiritual atmosphere, bred by the company that Vermeer kept.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Affordability issues explain part of the apprehension; increasingly, young people have been priced out of the housing market, breeding a resentment that erodes faith in institutions — and in capitalism itself.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Five centuries after the decisive victory that led Babur to make Hindustan his home, Mughal influence remains deeply embedded in India’s culture, language, cuisine, and architecture.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wharton’s Rahul Kapoor explains why leaders need to think beyond the technology and focus on the strategic challenges of emergence, enablement, and embedding.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bolnes was a Catholic, as was her rich and frankly terrifying mother, Maria Thins, with whom the young couple lodged.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The jury described it as a rare film that stays lodged in memory, calling it both eerie and brutally beautiful.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Enroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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