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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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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
David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
This is something truly ingrained in the vineyard's hosting ritual, and a thoughtful, final touch any host can do.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
Unlike that of any other TV program, SNL’s mystique—behind the hiring process, how to break out on-air, the clockwork nature of the production schedule—has become ingrained in the public imagination.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Unlike that of any other TV program, SNL’s mystique—behind the hiring process, how to break out on-air, the clockwork nature of the production schedule—has become ingrained in the public imagination.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
This is something truly ingrained in the vineyard's hosting ritual, and a thoughtful, final touch any host can do.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Those words have been virtually ingrained in the players’ heads.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
Unlike that of any other TV program, SNL’s mystique—behind the hiring process, how to break out on-air, the clockwork nature of the production schedule—has become ingrained in the public imagination.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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The sophisticated sound work was not yet part of broadcast radio’s lingua franca, but my generation of producers were at least exposed to some of the possibilities inherent in the form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rhodes spoke about the inherent difficulty of finding a true work-life balance.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Such devotion will remain forever etched in our hearts.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Pat McGrath is so etched in my soul, my heart, and my vision for what is considered beauty and glamour.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian-rooted nonprofit, organized a Mass by the immigration processing center on All Saints Day and Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Betts said his support is rooted not only in the product — but in Taylor’s long-term vision.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The deeper issue is that young fan base — Gen Z, Gen Alphas, and the Millennials to some degree — anime is just an intrinsic part of their personality.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The rye’s intrinsic black pepper, vanilla, oak, and maple notes shine through, but these are all augmented (and not overtaken) by the flavors from the finishing casks, making this a thoroughly engaging sipper.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the village of Hula in southern Lebanon, a monument engraved with the names of almost 100 Lebanese killed here in 1948 just after the creation of the state of Israel lies covered in graffiti and smashed to pieces.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Images and texts were engraved into the stone with a technique called intaglio.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Castellanos has honed this skill through a career that has been embedded in two worlds.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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My convertible flashed Fuoriserie’s magenta body accents, embedded with blue mica, that elevated the Cielo’s style like Harry Winston jewelry at the Met Gala.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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