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or indue
1
as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor
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2
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism
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Ever since, lines from the movies haveshaped our hopes and dreams and aspirations and have suffused our everyday conversations.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Fredericksburg, Texas Located in the Texas Hill Country with a population just shy of 12,000, Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by German immigrants—and that heritage suffuses the town's food, architecture, and culture today.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The endowment gifted in 2024 the title to the Elverta land to KVIE, just months after CapRadio experienced major financial setbacks that forced layoffs and programming cuts and brought to light alleged embezzlement by its former general manager Jun Reina.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Wynn gifted the 1969 paintings to the museum upon her death.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Longtime Marin resident Brandon Hanson is the CEO and co-founder of Goodmellow, which produces functional and THC-infused beverages.—
Jeff Burkhart,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Known for layered interiors infused with cinematic flair, Durham Ranch is quintessential Fulk—his distinctly Western take on Americana, elevated with chic accents and designed with entertaining in mind.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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God bless broccoli, that faithful mainstay of supermarkets and produce drawers everywhere.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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O’Brien opened with a silly bit highlighting a bunch of nominees and ended with a silly bit where he was crowned as a king and blessed by the Pope.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each rhythmic stop-and-start, each peel of feedback is imbued with the sense that the band might fully crumble into noise and dissonance.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Liquid fuels imbued rockets with a more powerful thrust and, thanks to their variable flow, also offered more control—precisely what would be needed for any serious attempt at spaceflight.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.—
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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We sociologists infamously inculcate our innocent students with communist ideals.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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We sociologists infamously inculcate our innocent students with communistic ideals.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Annual contribution caps, even with catch-up provisions, restrict how much can be invested each year.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee invested millions into several House contests, hoping to box out progressive, anti-Israel candidates from winning safe Democratic strongholds.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Endue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endue. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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