1
as in plants
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 roots
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly
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Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Natural rock formations rise through the living room floor, a detail that roots the design in the hillside itself, and a full renovation of an existing home brought it in line with the style of the main house while still maintaining its own identity.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rising seas could swallow the land that roots our identity.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Upside Down is not a mirror dimension, but actually a wormhole/bridge to a separate dystopian world, The Abyss, which breeds all the Demogorgons and Demodogs.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Glamour,
29 Dec. 2025
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But everything else about Kelli breeds skepticism.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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Berman embeds these views in her heroines’ discussions about writing, which are the way their friendship grows.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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More specifically, Chastain’s character embeds herself on dark-web message boards spreading white-supremacist rhetoric.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Enroots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroots. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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