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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Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.
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Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
The former kicker will be enshrined in Canton this summer along with Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald and Luke Kuechly.
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His time as a Patriots player was iconic – three Super Bowls, a Pro Bowl appearance and enshrined into the team’s Hall of Fame – and the start of his NFL coaching life started with the same amount of success.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
That promise is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, which was written in the aftermath of the Civil War.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
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Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
The former kicker will be enshrined in Canton this summer along with Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald and Luke Kuechly.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
His time as a Patriots player was iconic – three Super Bowls, a Pro Bowl appearance and enshrined into the team’s Hall of Fame – and the start of his NFL coaching life started with the same amount of success.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
That promise is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, which was written in the aftermath of the Civil War.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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