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also engrained
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
1
as in inculcated
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
Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
The design stands out courtesy of ingrained alignment markers, which guide your hands and feet when setting up poses.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 12 June 2025
The Long Wharf includes community engagement among its core values and speaks of theater needing to be as accessible and ingrained in city life as parks or libraries.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
What may begin as a conscious effort becomes ingrained behavior over time.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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And moving the system information—which is something Mac users are familiar with—seems an unnecessary disruption to ingrained Windows users’ habits.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
The design stands out courtesy of ingrained alignment markers, which guide your hands and feet when setting up poses.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 12 June 2025
The Long Wharf includes community engagement among its core values and speaks of theater needing to be as accessible and ingrained in city life as parks or libraries.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
What may begin as a conscious effort becomes ingrained behavior over time.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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In theory, that should smooth some of the rough edges inherent to a first-time starting quarterback.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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And this fact is unrelated to another fact: Israel unequivocally has an inherent right to exist.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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In a 2021 study published in Psychological Reports, researchers explored how intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to act based on interest, personal importance or inner values, affects satisfaction in long-term romantic relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Underlying all of this is the intrinsic tendency to resist cooperation.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
Verb
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As men turned to practical, less frivolous garments, their shoe heels also remained sensible — though not for women, whose heel heights were imbued with complex social and political implications with every added or subtracted half-inch.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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As many transgender people know, even the most mundane objects — a necktie, a name badge, a dress — can be imbued with intense personal meaning.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
13 Mar. 2025
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To thank Murph, Wetzel bought her a pistol engraved with their names and the song’s title that took three months to make.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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The case—built from wood species living in The Glen Grant Distillery’s Garden of Splendours—is engraved with Himalayan Blue Poppies, which have grown in the garden for almost 140 years.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some of them, though, are embedded in that seabed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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This certificate, embedded as metadata in the document, would create an unalterable record of its authenticity and source.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chemerinsky, who specializes in the 1st Amendment and constitutional law, also argued against the government’s position.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The Communications Authority of Kenya said live coverage of the protests breached constitutional rules.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition, there is a growing concern around AI and its potential impact, thus increasing the likelihood of ambiguity becoming deeply entrenched in the workforce.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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With a Labour government entrenched until at least 2029, that’s unlikely to happen anytime, but the big brands are also big planners, and always thinking about the success of the next generation.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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