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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She was becoming influenced by social scientists such as the French philosopher Auguste Comte, who were less concerned with enshrining individual rights than with imposing a social order—a departure from her earlier universalist thinking.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by their neighbors, Puerto Rican legislators enshrined condos in American law for the first time, in 1958.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The union representing New York City’s subway workers has renewed its push to enshrine the role of subway conductor into law.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Oaxaca’s historic city center, which was enshrined on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987, is filled with colonial architecture, cultural sites, markets, churches, and museums.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by their neighbors, Puerto Rican legislators enshrined condos in American law for the first time, in 1958.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The union representing New York City’s subway workers has renewed its push to enshrine the role of subway conductor into law.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Oaxaca’s historic city center, which was enshrined on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987, is filled with colonial architecture, cultural sites, markets, churches, and museums.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 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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