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
Hsing Yun’s ashes containing the relics will be enshrined in the Southern California headquarters during a ceremony on March 21.
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Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
But OpenAI seems to have sought to enshrine these in the agreement in a different way than Anthropic.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
But Altman said that the same AI restrictions that were the sticking point in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon are now enshrined in OpenAI’s new partnership.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The efficiency effort comes amid an external push to enshrine a similar audit requirement in city charter.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
But OpenAI seems to have sought to enshrine these in the agreement in a different way than Anthropic.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
But Altman said that the same AI restrictions that were the sticking point in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon are now enshrined in OpenAI’s new partnership.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The efficiency effort comes amid an external push to enshrine a similar audit requirement in city charter.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrine
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This faux leather midi skirt is elegant and can be elevated with a crisp white shirt or cashmere cardigan.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Wise’s essential deployment of tension is absent without the compressed grain that elevates it.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Peterson was promoted to sergeant in 2004 and appointed chief in 2011.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Colleagues came to know her as steady and disciplined, someone others could depend on, and in 1996 she was promoted to assistant city manager.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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