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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 enshrining
Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Most Americans see the First Amendment as enshrining valuable rights.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The other place for improvement, the institute writes, is enshrining the right to an interlocutory appeal in potential anti-SLAPP cases.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Evoking divinity and a potential abode for the kami, or sacred spirits, the colossal site-specific work spans 797 square feet across two walls in the foyer leading to The Shinto Shrine, enshrining the sun goddess, Amaterasu Oomikami, the Japanese sun goddess and a central deity in Shinto mythology.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The recent heat wave may be only a memory—but enshrining memories is what movies do, and many of them rely on harsh summer climates as crucial elements of drama.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Most Americans see the First Amendment as enshrining valuable rights.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The other place for improvement, the institute writes, is enshrining the right to an interlocutory appeal in potential anti-SLAPP cases.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Evoking divinity and a potential abode for the kami, or sacred spirits, the colossal site-specific work spans 797 square feet across two walls in the foyer leading to The Shinto Shrine, enshrining the sun goddess, Amaterasu Oomikami, the Japanese sun goddess and a central deity in Shinto mythology.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The recent heat wave may be only a memory—but enshrining memories is what movies do, and many of them rely on harsh summer climates as crucial elements of drama.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrining
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The responsibility of elevating figure skating.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Two of his followers were the parents of Kim Il Sung, and Cheng tracks how a family’s faith and American proselytizing became the roots of Kimilsungism, the ideology elevating the rulers of North Korea to a nearly deified state of veneration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The core purpose of Taste Addison – promoting Addison's 200+ restaurants – will be reenvisioned to include new, year-round options to support and elevate North Texas' most vibrant dining hub.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Still, the district put full faith in its current coaches, promoting from within.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Enshrining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrining. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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