as in to strengthen
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare
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Recent Examples of inure
Americans—especially journalists—should resist becoming inured to fascist rhetoric.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry.
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Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
But the stunned reaction of so many Europeans to a week living in the full-on Trump talk cycle ought to remind us that there’s something to be said for the plainer interpretation of Trump’s out-of-control behavior, even if years of intensive exposure in the U.S. have inured us to it.
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Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
The pain is felt on both sides, although the Kremlin appears to be inured to it.
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Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry.
—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
But the stunned reaction of so many Europeans to a week living in the full-on Trump talk cycle ought to remind us that there’s something to be said for the plainer interpretation of Trump’s out-of-control behavior, even if years of intensive exposure in the U.S. have inured us to it.
—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
The pain is felt on both sides, although the Kremlin appears to be inured to it.
—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inure
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Communicate early, and friendships strengthen naturally.
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Practical choices now strengthen long-term confidence.
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The company is offering several products at no cost for a limited period or at a 90% discount on one-year term licenses, targeting customers who need to further harden Oracle Database environments but have delayed investment due to cost, complexity, or procurement friction.
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As that assumption erodes, attention has shifted from hardening GPS toward security through diversification.
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