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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
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
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Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.
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Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Adjective
The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The spirit of Mongolia is deeply ingrained in nearly every part of the hotel at large, too.
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Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.
—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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But true soccer fans know the value inherent in a jersey, especially original ones.
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The best matching linen sets possess an inherent unfussy ease that allow you look composed yet unhurried.
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The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water.
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The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
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All but one lived in Jaramijó, a town of around thirty thousand people etched into a coastal hill.
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History, whether acknowledged or not, is etched in our souls.
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For many Venezuelans, the anger is rooted not in abstract politics but in intensely personal experiences of chaos, helplessness and institutional failure.
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The shoe itself remains fully rooted in Hoka’s performance DNA, even as it is positioned for lifestyle use.
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The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value.
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What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.
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We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue.
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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.
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Created under Napoleon to commemorate his victories and honor those who fought and died for France in war, the monument is a standing tribute engraved with the names of notable soldiers and battles.
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With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes.
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Exploring the Galaxy Guided by the filmmakers and cast, audiences embark on a journey through the film’s most iconic settings, revealing the thoughtful layers of nostalgia embedded in each one.
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The 12% of CEOs who reported both cost and revenue gains were two to three times more likely to have embedded AI extensively across products, services and strategic decision-making rather than running isolated tactical projects.
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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