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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The right to due process is enshrined in both the federal and Massachusetts Constitutions, so any accusation otherwise stings.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His action drew a series of lawsuits arguing among other things that the order violates a right enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment that provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The right was enshrined soon after the Civil War in the first sentence of the 14th Amendment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the law that enshrines this principle—the Posse Comitatus Act—is riddled with loopholes.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His action drew a series of lawsuits arguing among other things that the order violates a right enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment that provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The right was enshrined soon after the Civil War in the first sentence of the 14th Amendment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the law that enshrines this principle—the Posse Comitatus Act—is riddled with loopholes.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 7 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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