as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Recent Examples of enshrine
She was becoming influenced by social scientists such as the French philosopher Auguste Comte, who were less concerned with enshrining individual rights than with imposing a social order—a departure from her earlier universalist thinking.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by their neighbors, Puerto Rican legislators enshrined condos in American law for the first time, in 1958.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The union representing New York City’s subway workers has renewed its push to enshrine the role of subway conductor into law.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
This right is enshrined in our Bill of Rights not just to protect the speaker, but to protect the American public.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by their neighbors, Puerto Rican legislators enshrined condos in American law for the first time, in 1958.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The union representing New York City’s subway workers has renewed its push to enshrine the role of subway conductor into law.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
This right is enshrined in our Bill of Rights not just to protect the speaker, but to protect the American public.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
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Robinson’s presence helped elevate the production of the starting five of Edmonds, Punch, Harding and senior guard Jayden Pierre.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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That was former Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, who helped elevate Murray into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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There are no plans dfor a flotilla promoted by Movimiento Democracia to sail from Miami for now.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Kahana said Ach told him about Ad Kan's connection to Al-Majd, describing it as run by both Arabs and Israelis in Israel but not wanting to promote its Israeli ties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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