as in elevated
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 enshrined
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Warren Moon was enshrined as the first Black quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, cementing his legacy after being initially overlooked by NFL teams.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite a bitter ending, Robert Kraft wants his former head coach enshrined in New England Patriots history.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This view holds that people in wealthy democracies enjoy a high standard of living not due to their rights enshrined on paper—but due to their ability to withhold their labor.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Play is so important to childhood that it is enshrined in the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rules are already enshrined in European law.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Because the commission was enshrined in the state constitution, voters need to approve the map changes, teeing up a messy and costly ballot initiative fight that will flood television and radio airwaves.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year, the North's rubber-stamp parliament enshrined the capability in the Constitution.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
One of the most poignant choices is to intercut scratchy film of the train that in 1921 transported the Unknown Soldier to Rome in a coffin draped with patriotic banners and flowers, to be enshrined in the Altar of the Fatherland with an eternal flame at the Vittorio Emanuele II monument.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Warren Moon was enshrined as the first Black quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, cementing his legacy after being initially overlooked by NFL teams.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite a bitter ending, Robert Kraft wants his former head coach enshrined in New England Patriots history.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This view holds that people in wealthy democracies enjoy a high standard of living not due to their rights enshrined on paper—but due to their ability to withhold their labor.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Play is so important to childhood that it is enshrined in the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The rules are already enshrined in European law.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Because the commission was enshrined in the state constitution, voters need to approve the map changes, teeing up a messy and costly ballot initiative fight that will flood television and radio airwaves.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Last year, the North's rubber-stamp parliament enshrined the capability in the Constitution.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrined
Verb
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He was later elevated to the permanent position.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are low by historical standards, but elevated from the 3% range from 2022 that was the lowest since the 1970s.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Honda puts a techy new spin on a revered nameplate with the 2026 Prelude sport coupe, a sleek 200-horsepower hybrid going on sale late this year.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The study is the latest knock on a technology, for years promoted by oil and gas industry, that has often been touted as a climate solution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Angela Grothaus and Lisa Human have been promoted to partners, recognizing their exceptional leadership and dedication to client service, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another late relative was the venerated acting teacher and founding member of the Group Theatre, Stella Adler, whose students had included Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty and Robert De Niro.—
Howard Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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He was charged with violating a Texas law for desecration of a venerated object.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The country’s Home Affairs Minister resigned, and the government lifted the social-media ban the day after.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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“Enshrined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrined. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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