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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
There is also a deeper irony embedded in the legislation itself.
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John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
That tension, embedded into the film’s script, came directly from Goldhaber’s own experience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
OpenAI lacked the security accreditation required for the classified systems in which Anthropic’s technology was embedded.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of postings seek applicants with expertise in data science and artificial intelligence, part of a sweeping campaign to embed AI in the company’s core business operations.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
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John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
That tension, embedded into the film’s script, came directly from Goldhaber’s own experience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
OpenAI lacked the security accreditation required for the classified systems in which Anthropic’s technology was embedded.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of postings seek applicants with expertise in data science and artificial intelligence, part of a sweeping campaign to embed AI in the company’s core business operations.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embed
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In Ann Arbor, fans are expected to be out in full force, rooting the team on.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Balle is so unbelievably good at rooting her narrator down into exorbitant details in the midst of an utterly ungrounded premise (being stuck in November 18th).—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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The complaints can be lodged by a fellow police officer or a member of the public from just about anywhere in the country.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the major goal of the flight, along with putting the Orion through its paces, is to test the planning, procedures and flight control protocols for managing upcoming moon landing missions after a half-century gap between the Artemis and Apollo programs.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Joe hit three 3-pointers in an 85-second flurry to put the Thunder up 99-61 in the third quarter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Embed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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