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Recent Examples of deep-seated Interestingly, such behavior was observed even when participants knew they were being observed or recorded, showcasing how deep-seated the self-serving bias is with regard to owning fault and accepting responsibility. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 This whole situation underscores the lack of genuine political will to tackle the structural and deep-seated inequality that persists in Cape Town. Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 11 May 2025 One of the reasons the race endures and thrives (it is being sponsored by Chanel for the first time this year) is its rivalry, which is deep-seated and very real. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 The rivalry between the Bengals and Ravens has been deep-seated, and Baltimore currently owns a 4-0 record against the Bengals in the past four regular-season showdowns. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 The harm caused by uninvolved parenting can be deep-seated and long-lasting. Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 For Cohen, worldly maturity ushered in an altogether different woundedness, a mesmeric—and distinctly not adolescent—sadness, deep-seated and temperamental but intensified by crippling doubts about his gifts, about his singing especially. Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep-seated
Adjective
  • Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • White oak White oak is a large shade tree displays deep red to coppery-brown fall color.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The name Myself Embodied is deeply rooted in those practices, embodiment, awareness, and freedom.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That show was really kind of rooted in that, and that was in 2023.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The trial presented a crash course in the entrenched gang lifestyle that drives so much of the city’s seemingly endless violence, from typical disputes over drug turf to the more recent phenomenon where tit-for-tat disses on social media foster a cycle of retaliation and murder.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly, Nvidia holds a more entrenched position in the AI market, and its revenue is expected to increase by more than 50% this year.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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