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also imbed
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls
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Recent Examples of embed
Beyond the technology, the bet is that owning the company and embedding engineers inside it for years makes the change durable.
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Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Still, that healthy dose of hip-hop is embedded in the festival’s DNA—just as the sonics and phonics of rap music somehow get embedded within every genre of pop on earth.
—Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 8 June 2026
The team embedded gallium nitride transistors into an ultrathin diamond layer, enabling the diamond to act as a heat spreader within the chip.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
On an island where heroism is embedded in everyday acts of hauling vines up terraces, rebuilding after raids, quietly helping strangers in the night, the label itself feels unnecessary.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Still, that healthy dose of hip-hop is embedded in the festival’s DNA—just as the sonics and phonics of rap music somehow get embedded within every genre of pop on earth.
—Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 8 June 2026
The team embedded gallium nitride transistors into an ultrathin diamond layer, enabling the diamond to act as a heat spreader within the chip.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
On an island where heroism is embedded in everyday acts of hauling vines up terraces, rebuilding after raids, quietly helping strangers in the night, the label itself feels unnecessary.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embed
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Sugarwater focuses on celebrating Black culture at the intersection of house, techno, juke and footwork, styles of electronic music rooted deeply in Chicago and the Midwest.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Their understanding of wildlife, weather patterns, livestock management and landscape ecology is rooted in generations of lived experience.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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And now, in genocide, the violences of translation lodge themselves in the soul with a different resonance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act created a large new deduction for seniors, which put a major dent in one of Social Security’s major revenue sources — the income taxes on benefits paid by higher-income beneficiaries.—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Reinforced with a silicone grip and soft-sided boning, this strapless bra stays put.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Embed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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