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to assign a high status or value to
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Recent Examples of enshrining
Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
After Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis, both the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council passed legislation designed to hold police more accountable, including by enshrining civilians’ rights to record law enforcement.
—Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
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Hegseth apparently delighted in dispensing death and elevating and glorifying war.—
Casey Ryan Kelly,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The investment is a surprising move for Lee, who focuses his content on mom-and-pop restaurants, usually with an aim of elevating them to his audience.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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But ever since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged in 2010, the companies have been accused of promoting anticompetitive behaviors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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One Russian dancer posted a video of someone removing a Marty Supreme poster to reveal a poster promoting a performance of Swan Lake.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Juraj Slafkovsky put Montreal in front less than five minutes before the second intermission, lifting a wrist shot over Kuemper’s glove from the slot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday afternoon, Nathan MacKinnon scored the decisive goal in a shootout, lifting the Avalanche to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Wild in their final meeting of the regular season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrining. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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