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as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly
upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world
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as in adopted
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated
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as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a sleepy village embraced by low hills
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Recent Examples of embraced
For the performance, the rapper embraced the fashion of the '80s with a leopard print and lace outfit.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Ever since, Swifties and bakers alike have embraced the singer's sourdough skills.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Like the Engineer, the Pecos hopped industries and was soon embraced by Texas’ oil workers, a sign of its sheer versatility.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The Brewers have embraced the sausages to the point that the race results are tallied along with their gameday reports, but the sausages have also been the subject of police reports and made national news.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
In the two decades that followed, nationalization was embraced by former colonies across Asia and Latin America, spurring the United States and wealthy European nations to start prioritizing domestic resource extraction.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
And that’s why people in and around trading cards have embraced LaRavia.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The result was Radius, a boutique label at The Weinstein Company, that embraced simultaneous VOD releases at a time when that was still taboo.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
However, The BlackSea MASC shows what can be done when autonomy is fully embraced.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Ever since, Swifties and bakers alike have embraced the singer's sourdough skills.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Like the Engineer, the Pecos hopped industries and was soon embraced by Texas’ oil workers, a sign of its sheer versatility.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The Brewers have embraced the sausages to the point that the race results are tallied along with their gameday reports, but the sausages have also been the subject of police reports and made national news.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
In the two decades that followed, nationalization was embraced by former colonies across Asia and Latin America, spurring the United States and wealthy European nations to start prioritizing domestic resource extraction.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
And that’s why people in and around trading cards have embraced LaRavia.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The result was Radius, a boutique label at The Weinstein Company, that embraced simultaneous VOD releases at a time when that was still taboo.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
However, The BlackSea MASC shows what can be done when autonomy is fully embraced.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embraced
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When it was announced that Hilaria had made it through to the next week, Alec cheered and hugged one of their kids in celebration.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Survivors gathered at the reunification center and hugged each other in tears.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Cuoco is best known for her 12-season run as Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which wrapped in 2019.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kidman confirmed that her fantasy sequel, which also stars Sandra Bullock, had wrapped filming earlier this month.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Research suggests that adopted children tend to benefit from knowing their birth family, their history, and their birth parents’ reasons for seeking adoption.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fox News affiliate, KMSP-TV, revealed that he was previously convicted of sending explicit images to a 15-year-old and was reportedly adopted from Liberia at age five.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The tradition kicked off in February, when the singer welcomed TikTok star Jake Shane into his set in Dallas as part of an inside joke.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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In 11 editions, Next Step has welcomed 97 filmmakers of 39 different nationalities.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers emerged as a juggernaut with a blockbuster offseason two winters ago, which included the additions of Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to go along with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The rapper sat with his hands clasped and his eyes downcast as the sentence was ready out at a federal court in Manhattan on Friday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him, Combs had his head lowered, with his shoulders hunched and his hands clasped.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our subject was also complicated by the myths that enveloped it.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Suddenly something enveloped it and pulled it toward the surface.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Embraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embraced. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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