entrench

verb

in-ˈtrench How to pronounce entrench (audio)
variants also intrench
Definition of entrenchnext
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 Many of the larger labs already have the legal and compliance infrastructure to handle a review process, raising fears the rules could entrench incumbents over startups and open-source developers. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Mining claims take roads, entrenching, and other industrial activity. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 Nix and Daniels are firmly entrenched as starters in the NFL, while Rattler started 14 games over the last two seasons with the Saints. — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Down there, both people are equally in it; her nervous system just as dysregulated, her patterns just as entrenched. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrench
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
  1. root
  2. embed
  3. lodge
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  • Naturally, Orr grew up rooting against Kansas whenever the schools met and was much maligned by his peers for it.
    — Latif Love July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Take cuttings from woody herbs, such as rosemary and lavender, and root them in a well-draining medium, like perlite or moist sand.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
Definition of root
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  • It is composed of extremely thin layers of iron selenide, or FeSe, which are embedded repeatedly throughout a much larger three-dimensional crystal.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Privacy advocates like Donath are worried by the connectivity of all these cameras — Ring shares video data with the security company Flock, and Wired reported that Meta embedded facial recognition technology in its new smart glasses.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of embed
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  • On April 29, the loose body that lurked in the backdrop all along became lodged inside Skubal’s elbow joint in front of the world.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The incident, lodged in institutional memory, has stalled adoption ever since.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
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