1
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning
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2
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly
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Jones also seemed planted in the pocket and was sacked three times in the fourth quarter alone.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Large, late-flowering bulbs are planted at the bottom.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Just a simple path to follow around the ancient trees, all stable and strongly rooted.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Originally developed in Germany in the late 19th century, the boxer was bred for hunting, guarding, and later for military and police work, which can make some sense of why the boxer in the video clip was so keen to observe the camera.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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They weren’t bred for their brains, either.—
Bruce Headlam,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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At the Summer 2026 runway show, Stella McCartney presented a range of upcycled denim looks—think reconstructed waistbands in patchwork designs on pants and dresses—as well as slouchy jeans silhouettes, all made of denim imbedded with Pure.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company is already deploying inside classified Department of Defense environments and embedding across platforms like NetSuite and Salesforce.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The latest ceasefire quickly showed signs of fragility as both sides lodged complaints about how the other was handling the rollout of phase one, but the agreement has continued to hold as of Tuesday.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Enroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroot. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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