entrain

verb

Definition of entrainnext
as in to get in

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Recent Examples of entrain Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 To keep dirt particles kicked up by the beater brush entrained in the airstream, the air needed to move fast. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2025 If a bunch of grandfather clocks are put in room together, for example, the biggest amplitude signal will entrain the others. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 In the inner solar system—this side of Jupiter—the proximity of the sun causes both free-floating water and water entrained on bodies like asteroids to flash into vapor. — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for entrain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrain
  1. get in
  2. enplane
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  • That could include smaller firms, venture capital backed startups, and companies looking to get in on potentially lucrative government contracts.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
  • According to The Wadsworth, there were long lines to get in to the MATRIX space and a big turnout for the opening reception and for the live band playing elsewhere in the museum.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of get in
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  • All told, 626,110 passengers were either enplaned or deplaned at CVG last month, up from 576,859 passengers in February 2019.
    — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Definition of enplane

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