enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Mainly, the Foo Fighters stuck to the hits that drove them right into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility — 2021 — and made Grohl, who was first enshrined as member of Nirvana in 2014, a two-time inductee.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration.
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State constitutions, which often have clauses enshrining equality and education, can serve as a pathway for challenges to segregation that results from economics and housing patterns, said Robert Williams, a professor of law emeritus at Rutgers University.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The Baseball Hall of Fame will be more complete with Ross Barnes properly enshrined.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
State constitutions, which often have clauses enshrining equality and education, can serve as a pathway for challenges to segregation that results from economics and housing patterns, said Robert Williams, a professor of law emeritus at Rutgers University.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The Baseball Hall of Fame will be more complete with Ross Barnes properly enshrined.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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