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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls
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Recent Examples of embedded
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Strong winds were the main threat overnight with the potential of embedded tornadoes.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Perplexity rolled out its Comet browser for free earlier this month, and Google embedded a Gemini model within its Chrome browser in September.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Driving all of this transformation is AI — not as a buzzword, Abadie noted, but as an embedded, working reality.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Strong winds were the main threat overnight with the potential of embedded tornadoes.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Adjective
Critics point out that decades-old, secretive clique structures remain deeply embedded in the department.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Perplexity rolled out its Comet browser for free earlier this month, and Google embedded a Gemini model within its Chrome browser in September.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embedded
Verb
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That system, the engine that fuels most of the teams that Brennan Marion has coached, is now rooted at Sacramento State.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Just a simple path to follow around the ancient trees, all stable and strongly rooted.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow through diplomatic channels.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Bay Area is a punishing place to grow old on a fixed income.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Under the agreement, the county secures a fixed electricity rate of 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, providing long-term cost stability and protecting taxpayers from future energy price fluctuations.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the most part, though, his attention to detail and his feeling for structure yielded readings of inherent, inarguable rightness.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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In fact, it's all done rather haphazardly, but with inherent purpose, which is exactly how a true Southern cook runs a kitchen.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Market cycles have always been intrinsic to investing.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s an intrinsic magic that happens on board.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Aquastar (USA) Corp recalled several frozen raw shrimp products, marketed under the AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix brand names, according to the official FDA announcement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For this longest time, a thorough fall clean-up of planting beds was an integral part of the traditional garden routine to tidy up after the gardening season and prepare for spring.—
Benjamin Vogt,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Roufus was integral to his and his brother's success, according to Pettis.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its craters also seem immutable, as though carved into rock instead of ice.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Modern threats to data require protection systems such as immutable backups, air-gapped storage and offline storage.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Embedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embedded. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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