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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An artist whose courage, creativity, and conviction is forever enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Our founding fathers enshrined freedom of speech in the First Amendment, not the second or the 10th, but the first.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
An artist whose courage, creativity, and conviction is forever enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Up to three of those five could have been enshrined.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 25 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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