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also intrench
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off
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Recent Examples of entrench
Network effects entrench its status; everybody has an incentive to use the dollar because so many others do.
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Paul Blustein, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Despite suffering heavy losses, the Iranian regime remains entrenched, having spent the past five decades rooting itself deeply in every corner of society.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The report also noted that in the Artibonite, where Gran Grif is entrenched in the lower parts of the rice-growing region, gang attacks have multiplied.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Corruption remains entrenched while repression has deepened, aided by new technologies.
—Frederic Wehrey, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
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Paul Blustein, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Despite suffering heavy losses, the Iranian regime remains entrenched, having spent the past five decades rooting itself deeply in every corner of society.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The report also noted that in the Artibonite, where Gran Grif is entrenched in the lower parts of the rice-growing region, gang attacks have multiplied.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Corruption remains entrenched while repression has deepened, aided by new technologies.
—Frederic Wehrey, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
Verb
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In Ann Arbor, fans are expected to be out in full force, rooting the team on.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Balle is so unbelievably good at rooting her narrator down into exorbitant details in the midst of an utterly ungrounded premise (being stuck in November 18th).—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Carefully peel away parchment from bottom of cake (start from a long side where it might be embedded in the cake and pull gently to avoid tearing the cake); discard.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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These themes are not presented in a literal or didactic way but are embedded within the material and spatial experience.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The complaints can be lodged by a fellow police officer or a member of the public from just about anywhere in the country.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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