1
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
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.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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
This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.
—Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Brad has inculcated an ethos of approaching cinema with a longer life, which Dede and I already had seeds of in our respective practices.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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
This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.
—Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Brad has inculcated an ethos of approaching cinema with a longer life, which Dede and I already had seeds of in our respective practices.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculcate
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This is Kweller’s first new album since his sixteen-year-old son, Dorian, was killed in a car accident two years ago, and the song is suffused with grief, though not in a particularly explicit way.—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Fifty-three industrial plants are invited to squat there, in the center of the city, and the smell of decomposition and putrefaction and acidification, a stew of sulfur, chlorine, lye, and ammonia, suffuses the air.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Landscapers are spreading the good word: Never plant a Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana).—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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That last step has given this spirit a deep, dark color and imbued the liquid with notes of pine, roasted pecans, dark chocolate, and caramelized brown sugar.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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Ducati intends to imbue each of its off-roading motorcycles with the same level of craftsmanship, precision engineering and attention to detail that the rest of its lineup receives.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Iranians are also religious and ethnic minorities in the wider world, and that has bred existential fears of foreign conquest.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The residue from earlier high tide lines — wrack lines, as they are called — sits just outside some of the fencing around the nest, even pushing through it in spots, jeopardizing the habitat these birds need to breed.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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More news: Injury Red Flag Pops Up for New Commanders Pickup They're also infused with youth.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The Puerto Rican duo’s second album — its first in five years — sees co-founders Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo del Valle dive deeper into their intimate reflections on modern relationships, infusing stories of romantic struggles with pulsating basslines and dreamy melodies.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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But Pickard didn’t instill much confidence in a Game 5 loss that pushed the team to the brink of elimination.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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His first season at Ferrari is full of struggles, but the result in Canada can instill some worthwhile confidence back in Hamilton.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Beneath the surface of its superlatives lies depth — thoughtful nods to heritage, reinterpretations of tradition and layers of cultural meaning embedded in contemporary forms.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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His radio crackled with English voices; Estonian soldiers communicate in English, for the benefit of the British soldiers embedded in their brigade, but also as a training measure for a wider conflict, when units from dozens of NATO militaries would presumably be in the fight.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Young and shallowly rooted plants are the most impacted by heat and drought, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and pests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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The green leaves grow to 2 inches long, and the leafy shoots spread along the ground, rooting at the nodes.—
Judy Nauseef,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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