as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Recent Examples of enshrine
No other country in the world enshrines such a right.
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Maggie Labranch Guzman, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
At one point during the broadcast, Gonzalez shared his thoughts about Wilson's prospects of being enshrined in Canton.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The president fired a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member, without cause, despite protections enshrined in federal law — spurring a legal challenge that landed at the Supreme Court.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The Harlem Renaissance was filled with poetry and song—and with performance, as enshrined in Greaves’s footage which features many spontaneous, thrillingly theatrical recitations of poems by Bontemps, Hughes, Cullen, and McKay.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Labranch Guzman, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
At one point during the broadcast, Gonzalez shared his thoughts about Wilson's prospects of being enshrined in Canton.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The president fired a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member, without cause, despite protections enshrined in federal law — spurring a legal challenge that landed at the Supreme Court.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
The Harlem Renaissance was filled with poetry and song—and with performance, as enshrined in Greaves’s footage which features many spontaneous, thrillingly theatrical recitations of poems by Bontemps, Hughes, Cullen, and McKay.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrine
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After the Browns traded veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this week, fans and pundits speculated whether Sanders would even be elevated to the second-string job, or remain in the third-string role behind Bailey Zappe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Trocheck was elevated to alternate status after taking on many captain duties without the formal title last season, enshrining the Pittsburgh youth hockey legends as the leading voices in New York’s locker room.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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To avoid tired, swollen feet, swap your ankle socks out for these Charmking compression socks, which promote good blood circulation in the air.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Leo will soon embark on his first international trip, visiting Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to focus on promoting peace in the Middle East.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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