as in to strengthen
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare
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Recent Examples of inure
The original series, in its superb first season, sought new and stark ways to shoot its fight scenes, surprising us but never inuring us to the brutal violence.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
That success seems to have inured him against the realities of the polls.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
That this change was so long in the making has inured analysts and policymakers to its gravity.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
That success seems to have inured him against the realities of the polls.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
That this change was so long in the making has inured analysts and policymakers to its gravity.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inure
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Moya said additional training that focuses on strengthening leadership skills and cultural awareness will also be implemented for Experience Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine, too, is joining efforts to help strengthen Denmark’s security.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Subsequent congressional investigations, post-campaign books, and news stories have only hardened public opinion that, with his mental acuity faltering and physical stamina limited, Biden should have stepped aside after a single term.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Make sure to slowly harden off (acclimate) plants started indoors to avoid transplant shock.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Inure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inure. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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