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entrench

verb

in-ˈtrench

variants also intrench

Definition of entrench

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 His command of celebrity culture — its secrets, scandals, and machinations — was already firmly entrenched. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 With Jack Campbell, who signed a 4-year, $81 million contract extension this offseason, entrenched at middle linebacker, White will look to push for a starting job at one of the outside spots. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Finance theory, institutional incentives, and short-term measurement systems remain deeply entrenched. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Financially because China is historically deeply entrenched in life there. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrench

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Use rooting hormone to increase a cutting’s chance of growing roots.

— Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Winning made the Hurricanes easy to root against, but also impossible to ignore.

— Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

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Images created by Google's AI tools normally have a small sparkle icon embedded in the bottom right corner.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
For example, antiquarian scholars introduced the erroneous notion that druids built stone circles—most notably Stonehenge—for their ceremonies, an idea that became embedded in the popular imagination during the 18th century.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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Does a frontline soldier trapped with poor comms in a dugout have enough time to study the choices and lodge a vote?

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Castro, 52, is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.

— MARK VANCLEAVE, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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