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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True, durable freedom isn’t found in currying favor but is enshrined in laws, embedded in rights and upheld by structures designed to protect the individual from the potential tyranny of the tyrant, the mob or the autocratic state.
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Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The principles of a free, open, and peaceful space are enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which all major space powers have ratified, including the U.S., Russia, and China.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
DeSantis is asking lawmakers this session to enshrine Hope Florida in state law as an office reporting to the governor.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a ballot measure that would constitutionally enshrine a requirement for photo ID in order to vote.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The principles of a free, open, and peaceful space are enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which all major space powers have ratified, including the U.S., Russia, and China.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
DeSantis is asking lawmakers this session to enshrine Hope Florida in state law as an office reporting to the governor.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a ballot measure that would constitutionally enshrine a requirement for photo ID in order to vote.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Naomi has been elevated as a villain for the first time in nearly a decade while her tremendous heel work has also helped Cargill become one of WWE’s most popular stars.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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That’s what elevates the stakes of every relationship in this show.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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Among the cuts this year to the permanent employees were 200 probationary staff, dismissed because they had been either recently hired or recently promoted.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Aaronson has left everything on the pitch to get the team promoted, but question marks about his end product in the Championship are hardly going to dissipate in the Premier League.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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