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embedded

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verb

variants also imbedded
past tense of embed

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Recent Examples of embedded
Adjective
New orders for the specialized and embedded chips that NXP and its peers make—not to be confused with the high-performance AI silicon that gets all the news headlines—are finally rising after a long slump going all the way back to the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Four others were injured by embedded bullet fragments. Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
For those discerning shoppers entranced not by fresh-off-the-runway finds (too common, too mass-produced), but, instead, garments with history and legacy embedded in their seams, these are holy grails. Max Berlinger, Vogue, 11 June 2026 It is embedded within the city’s historic Jackson Park, a decision that was met with legal battles as an environmental group sued the City of Chicago for allowing a private project to be built on public land. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for embedded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embedded
Adjective
  • The Unaware Performer delivers, but within a fixed range.
    Mustafa Abdelmonem, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • That makes any potential threat to those payments particularly concerning, and that's especially true for retirees who are struggling to keep up with rising costs and debt obligations on a fixed income.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Montana has long inspired storytelling rooted in its history—from Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It to Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Plastic pollution can feel overwhelming — more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year — but stories rooted in collaborative community work can spark hope.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Gonzales’ progressive bona fides in Denver and the state Capitol will have to overcome Hickenlooper’s experience, his comparably vast fundraising and the inherent advantage that comes from being a fixture of Colorado’s political scenery.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • Decadence is embraced here and beauty is valued, the joy it inspires seen as only one of its inherent contributions.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Screen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government’s National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independent producers at the center of its push for structural reform.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Washington after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Asserting your intrinsic needs in friendships and partnerships will reawaken and strengthen your confidence.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026
  • But at the very core of Christian humanism is a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings, who are made in the image of God, and in the pursuit of a society that respects and values the intrinsic and equal worth of the individual, regardless of social status.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • The reason has to do with frozen soils deep below the surface.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • For years, the top theory was that water came to our planet via comets — objects made of frozen matter that orbit the sun, often decorated with sparkling tails.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • China Cabinets The china cabinet had its time in the sun decades ago, but is no longer an integral component of the dining room, Schumacher explains.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 June 2026
  • All throughout the organization, he’s viewed as an integral component and has the mental makeup to be a main voice in the locker room and on the court.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Principle 16 expects an immutable, tamper-proof record of what the model saw and when a human reviewed it.
    Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Flock also says every search is permanently logged in an immutable audit trail.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026

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“Embedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embedded. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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