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embedded

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verb

variants also imbedded
past tense of embed

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embedded
Adjective
There is wide speculation that people will come to embrace new ways to interact with AI, including through new types of wearable or embedded devices. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 His defeat of 82-year-old Harrison Ford crystallized the Academy’s wholesale rejection of celebrity currency in favor of embedded, touching work. Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, another brother, Jack, was serving in the military, embedded with a group of Marines in the Pacific Theater. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Early prototypes of the glasses connect via a cable to a standalone battery pack and an iPhone, but newer versions have the components embedded in the frame. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embedded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embedded
Verb
  • Look for strong sturdy leaves that have a nice shape and that are rooted well in the soil.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Szoboszlai opened the scoring on 74 minutes with a swerving free kick that kissed the inside of the post and left Gianluigi Donnarumma rooted to the spot.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Retirement age has been rising across the board for decades, although estimates range because there's no fixed definition for retirement.
    Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The film makes clear that the organization is exclusively the province of white, Anglo-Saxon men, and possible initiates are only tapped when the small, fixed group of existing members die.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Policyholders shared complaints lodged against State Farm over denials to pay for the cleanup of fire toxins, rebuild estimates well below actual construction costs and delayed checks for living expenses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The impact from the collision with the deputy caused some of the gate posts to become lodged into the front of the Dodge Charger patrol car.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The inherent disagreement isn’t about those facts.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
  • For all the inherent sadness of its subject matter, Mouse is never depressing, thanks to the delicacy of O’Sullivan and Thompson’s filmmaking.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s an intrinsic link between fatherhood and baseball.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
  • High-resistivity wafers enter the high-level injection regime more readily than low-resistivity ones, a physical characteristic that underlies their superior intrinsic potential for achieving high fill factors.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • They can be eaten fresh, frozen, or dried, and used as a topping, side, smoothie ingredient, or dessert.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Remember family movie night, put off yesterday during the frozen march and general strike.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, pairing strength training with cardio, which is integral to cardiovascular health, can deliver the best return on investment for women.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
  • More significantly, Savonuzzi conceived the entire body—including doors and hood—as an integral, continuously flowing form.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Why Bitcoin’s Rules Cannot Bend This is precisely why bitcoin's immutable protocol rules matter.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Even as ways change, and people mark their time on this planet in months and years, memories can be passed down that stretch them, making time immutable and life prolonged.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Embedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embedded. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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