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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But until Congress enshrines that distinction into federal law, artists will remain at risk of seeing their imagination turned against them.
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Dina Lapolt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Although the protections outlined in IDEA remain enshrined in law, without federal attorneys and other staffers enforcing the act, students with disabilities and their families have fewer options when those protections are violated, Wriston said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Trocheck was elevated to alternate status after taking on many captain duties without the formal title last season, enshrining the Pittsburgh youth hockey legends as the leading voices in New York’s locker room.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Kurdish negotiators countered that titles without real budgets and oversight are ceremonial unless enshrined in constitutional provisions.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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Dina Lapolt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Although the protections outlined in IDEA remain enshrined in law, without federal attorneys and other staffers enforcing the act, students with disabilities and their families have fewer options when those protections are violated, Wriston said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Trocheck was elevated to alternate status after taking on many captain duties without the formal title last season, enshrining the Pittsburgh youth hockey legends as the leading voices in New York’s locker room.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Kurdish negotiators countered that titles without real budgets and oversight are ceremonial unless enshrined in constitutional provisions.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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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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