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as in hugging
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 wrapping
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 adopting
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 welcoming
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 including
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 surrounding
to form a circle around
a sleepy village embraced by low hills
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Recent Examples of embracing
Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
The Victory Tour marked the only time all six brothers — Michael, Jermaine, Randy, Tito, Marlon and Jackie — went on tour together and was also the last time Michael performed with them before fully embracing his solo career.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Besides presenting a wide range of arts and entertainment, the event is meant to generate a spirit of global togetherness at a time when some are embracing isolationism and intolerance.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Coore and Crenshaw have a reputation of embracing natural landscape and focusing on layouts that call on your strategy and creativity.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
While many of the furniture styles of the time have come back into favor recently (teak wood furniture and classic midcentury modern designs), the matching furniture approach isn’t something designers are embracing again.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Choosing an Airbnb in Stockholm is all about embracing that sensibility.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
McDaniels, embracing the villain role, was a monster on both ends of the floor.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Picture a warm breeze embracing you, pleasant conversations with family and friends, and delicious eats as you dine al fresco with this charming dining set.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
So the big production rewrite was embracing Australia, not as some post-apocalyptic Mad Max hellscape, but Australia for Australia.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
The Victory Tour marked the only time all six brothers — Michael, Jermaine, Randy, Tito, Marlon and Jackie — went on tour together and was also the last time Michael performed with them before fully embracing his solo career.
—PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Besides presenting a wide range of arts and entertainment, the event is meant to generate a spirit of global togetherness at a time when some are embracing isolationism and intolerance.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Coore and Crenshaw have a reputation of embracing natural landscape and focusing on layouts that call on your strategy and creativity.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
While many of the furniture styles of the time have come back into favor recently (teak wood furniture and classic midcentury modern designs), the matching furniture approach isn’t something designers are embracing again.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Choosing an Airbnb in Stockholm is all about embracing that sensibility.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
McDaniels, embracing the villain role, was a monster on both ends of the floor.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Picture a warm breeze embracing you, pleasant conversations with family and friends, and delicious eats as you dine al fresco with this charming dining set.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embracing
Verb
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The pair posed on the electric blue carpet, hugging and embracing for the cameras.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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For background, photos showed Russini and Vrabel hugging and holding hands at a private resort in Arizona last month.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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But to start wrapping things up, Ben, your two previous books were both fiction—a novel and a short story collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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But Boise responded, in part by wrapping flagpoles in the rainbow colors of the flag.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
Verb
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To address its funding shortfall, the county is proposing eliminating hundreds of positions and adopting a series of measures that the county asserts will reduce costs and improve efficiency.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
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Elderly people may think twice about adopting dogs that have the potential to live much longer.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Verb
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West Houston deserves to be a complete street — one that is safe and welcoming for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers alike.—
Samara Karasyk,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Today, guests arrive via much faster transportation — but the property’s welcoming atmosphere remains.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
4 May 2026
Verb
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However, the opening bid is set at $1 million, and the auction house estimates that the historic gold nugget will realize between $3 million and $7 million, not including the buyer’s premium.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Those pullbacks, in turn, prompted legislation in several states, including Minnesota, to stop drug manufacturers from restricting their 340B discounts.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Those elements include the air surrounding the instrument, simulated using acoustic wave equations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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Drawing on Renaissance design, the goal was to create a romantic atmosphere in which guests are immersed in a scene fit for a work of art, placing them—and the wearable art on their bodies—within the visual tradition of the surrounding pieces.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The june bug falls to the bottom of the bag but manages to recover from a new round of kicking by clasping to a leaf.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Embracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embracing. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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