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Recent Examples of entrain
About half of the emissions are taken up by the land and the oceans, which act as carbon sinks, entraining the greenhouse gas and preventing it from accelerating climate change even further.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
At the core of Team Lichen’s technology is a paint innovation company, Reactive Surfaces, out of Austin, Texas, that for the past couple of decades, has been entraining biologicals into paints and coatings to derive various functionalities, such as antimicrobial or self-cleaning surfaces.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
On May 20, the smoke, arising from wildfires in Alberta, was entrained by a large low-pressure system swirling counterclockwise over Canada and the United States.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2023
The counterclockwise-spinning low is entraining a filament of rich air from the Central Pacific thousands of miles to the southwest.
—Scott Dance, Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 June 2023
At the core of Team Lichen’s technology is a paint innovation company, Reactive Surfaces, out of Austin, Texas, that for the past couple of decades, has been entraining biologicals into paints and coatings to derive various functionalities, such as antimicrobial or self-cleaning surfaces.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
On May 20, the smoke, arising from wildfires in Alberta, was entrained by a large low-pressure system swirling counterclockwise over Canada and the United States.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2023
The counterclockwise-spinning low is entraining a filament of rich air from the Central Pacific thousands of miles to the southwest.
—Scott Dance, Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrain
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There's something universally so relatable in watching a frazzle-haired Anxiety totally get in the way of inner Joy. 29.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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While at the beach, Mayor Vaughn personally walks around encouraging people to get in the water, spreading the misinformation that the shark is no longer a threat.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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June 6, 2023 Lee is far from alone: Last year, 11,389 wheelchairs, power wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled during enplaning, according to the latest figures from the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2023
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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
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“Entrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrain. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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