entrenches

variants also intrenches
present tense third-person singular of entrench

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entrenches The digital dirham likely further entrenches the US dollar’s dominance, because the UAE’s currency is pegged to the greenback, but gives US regulators less oversight over financial flows. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025 But the reality is that car dependence entrenches debt, ill health, and vulnerability—forms of unfreedom smuggled in under the name of freedom. Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects. Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrenches
Verb
  • But in an interesting twist, the new third installment, The Ed Gein Story, embeds the idea of differing versions of the truth into the season’s narrative.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Anne Morrow Lindbergh embeds wisdom and meditations on age, love, peace, solitude and fulfillment within the relaxing, picturesque setting of the sea.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rising seas could swallow the land that roots our identity.
    Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In a strong culture, everyone roots their daily decisions in a desire to be in it to win it; there's a sense of ownership, pride and belonging.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even a simple touch—such as a coat of blue paint on the railings—establishes a visual connection to art and accessories in the room.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The win not only continues Oregon's undefeated season, but also establishes Oregon as arguably the team to beat in the Big Ten at this point.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My priority is transparent, accountable leadership that puts residents first and keeps our community affordable, safe and thriving for all.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In Germany, for instance, the organization that sponsors baby boxes puts an ad in the paper when a baby gets dropped off offering to help the mother.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gambling addiction, which impacts a little over 1% of the population, has led some to gamble away unemployment checks and even lose their homes.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This interruption directly impacts approximately 4,200 recipients who depend on WIC assistance for infant formula, healthy food and nutritional support.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s why activating existing natural strengths not only boosts the leader’s self-confidence but also instills trust in the team.
    Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As Defense Secretary Dan Ogilvy (Pip Carter) is appointed as interim Prime Minister, Livingston deploys the military into the streets and instills a 24-hour media blackout.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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