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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
Kon Knueppel, who finished second to fellow Duke product Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks in the race for the NBA’s 2025-26 rookie of the year, is already entrenched.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
This shift happened gradually, but new-era thinking was entrenched by Season 41, the show’s first post-COVID season.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
But for the moment, the regime — now dominated more than ever by hard-line elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — is firmly entrenched, the Western officials said.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 9 May 2026
All tall tasks, since the octopus-like Republican apparatus behind these pathologies entrenched over decades.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
This shift happened gradually, but new-era thinking was entrenched by Season 41, the show’s first post-COVID season.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
But for the moment, the regime — now dominated more than ever by hard-line elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — is firmly entrenched, the Western officials said.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 9 May 2026
All tall tasks, since the octopus-like Republican apparatus behind these pathologies entrenched over decades.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
Verb
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Long before modern multiculturalism, the American founding itself drew heavily upon biblical ideas and categories rooted in the Torah.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Newsom’s argument for the tax is rooted in competitive fairness.—
Marc Joffe,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Theresita Richard, the chief people and culture officer at Patagonia, added that sticking to values can take different forms—but ultimately shows up in whether companies embed them into daily behavior.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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By the time a human intervenes, the narrative has already propagated, indexed by search engines, embedded in datasets, and echoed across platforms.—
Wyles Daniel
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Verb
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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According to Moriarty, the bullet struck Sosa-Celis in the leg, passed through a closet and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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