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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority
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also engrained
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as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Recent Examples of ingrained
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
How to remove ingrained dirt from a wood floor?
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The mentality aspect is fascinating here, too, how both winning and losing can become ingrained in a team, or how prophecies become self-fulfilling.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
The Netflix series tackles the political climate soon after the end of the regime, when there was still an ingrained distrust in public institutions.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
How to remove ingrained dirt from a wood floor?
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Is that something that was just ingrained in you from a young age?
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The mentality aspect is fascinating here, too, how both winning and losing can become ingrained in a team, or how prophecies become self-fulfilling.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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Liquid fuel rockets will always have their inherent limitations, as will any systems that hope to augment or replace them.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Cultural change takes time, and in some industries, high-pressure environments are inherent to the work itself.—
Christine Muldoon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The star’s one-piece bikini also featured a nude underlay with floral designs etched into the black fabric and a plunging neckline trimmed with a scalloped pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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The horses and riders who lined up to contest the €500,000 (US$580,200) first prize were in the form of their lives, all wishing for their names to be etched on the wall among the pantheon of greats who have come before them.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The result is luxury deeply rooted in place.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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For Marines aboard the ship, the mission is rooted in service and sacrifice.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Both the white dwarf and the red dwarf have their own intrinsic magnetic fields.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Those ideas became intrinsic to American economic culture.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Almost every surface is laser-engraved with text, in thirteen languages.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The caseback is engraved with both the Wristcheck logo and Piaget crest.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Additionally, custom videos embedded on landing pages can offer tutorials, staff introductions, facility tours and more.—
Anthony Savino,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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