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Recent Examples of enshrined
Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
The 1992 Consensus is a tacit agreement, never formally enshrined as a document, that Taiwan and China all belong to one China.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Iran also wants reparations for all of the war damages (which could come from tolls on ships passing through Hormuz) and for all of this to be enshrined in a resolution at the United Nations Security Council.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
So the state has enshrined victimhood in law, even though the science remains contested.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
As currently written, the bill would also formally declare the state’s ultimate goal to be restoration of the animals, once so ubiquitous that they are enshrined in the state’s flag.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Now Parker and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Missouri’s expansion coverage is enshrined in the state’s constitution, thanks to an amendment voters passed in 2020.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
With her husband on the fast track to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Brittany Mahomes has been enshrined in one herself.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Press freedom is an enshrined right in this country.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The city’s ethics commission’s budget and structure are enshrined by a ballot measure backed by voters in 2024, meaning the commission can’t be defunded or eliminated by the City Council.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
The 1992 Consensus is a tacit agreement, never formally enshrined as a document, that Taiwan and China all belong to one China.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Iran also wants reparations for all of the war damages (which could come from tolls on ships passing through Hormuz) and for all of this to be enshrined in a resolution at the United Nations Security Council.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
So the state has enshrined victimhood in law, even though the science remains contested.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
As currently written, the bill would also formally declare the state’s ultimate goal to be restoration of the animals, once so ubiquitous that they are enshrined in the state’s flag.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Now Parker and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Missouri’s expansion coverage is enshrined in the state’s constitution, thanks to an amendment voters passed in 2020.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
With her husband on the fast track to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Brittany Mahomes has been enshrined in one herself.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrined
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Eric Nadel is in a group that includes Mel Allen, Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, Jerry Coleman, Denny Matthews, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Jon Miller, Jack Brickhouse, Marty Brennaman, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, and maybe the most revered of them all, Vin Scully.—
Mac Engel
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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In February, a large contingent of city residents made the short drive into Indianapolis to one of Indiana’s most revered basketball cathedrals, Hinkle Fieldhouse.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The evening was elevated by live music from a local country band, complete with a pedal steel guitar, reminiscent of Lee Hazlewood.—
Alexandra Genova,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The relative success of the war elevated the Revolutionary Guard from a small, street-level militia, initially created to protect Khomeini and the other clerics at the forefront of the Islamic Revolution, into the symbolic defenders of the theocracy.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries of its venerated Costume Institute.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Part of the same generation from La Masia as Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi, who both broke into the first team before Flick arrived, Bernal was promoted from the academy by the German coach for his debut campaign in the 2024-25 season.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sierzputowski joined the fair in 2020 as a coordinator, and was promoted to director of programming in 2021 and artistic director in 2023 before her appointment last year as director.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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From Florida's Key West to Puget Sound in Washington, America watched and hoped together as the Artemis II astronauts lifted off, splashed down, and touched the nation from a quarter million miles away.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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So, Carson lifted the ban on Chase.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In addition, Jos Valke, deacon of the church, said a letter reporting D’Artagnan’s death stated that he had been laid to rest in consecrated ground.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cuban politicians are still careful to present themselves as devotees of Martí, and sacrificing for la patria is a consecrated ideal.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrined. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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