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inculcated

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verb

past tense of inculcate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inculcated
Verb
We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue. Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees. Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026 That’s true for Tamma in a different way – it’s inculcated in Tamma that no one will help her but that’s not true. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026 Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal. Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculcated
Adjective
  • Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The famed Tondré Vineyard, planted by the late Tondré Allarid in a former broccoli field, was also the source of a fabulous 2022 JMC Cellars Reserve Pinot Noir, paired with a wild mushroom and goat cheese crostini.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Five women in green uniforms and rain boots dug up weeds and planted new vegetables as Malonga talked about the soil, the project’s foundation.
    Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Our mum’s a voracious reader and really instilled reading.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Mika’s mother - a CPA, professor, and philanthropist - instilled in her an early understanding of legacy as something actively lived and carefully protected.
    William Jones, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Your morning of chores or physical activity has imbued you with a sense of achievement and a faint, pleasurable languor.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than filling the frames with dark shadows, the film is imbued with light and color.
    Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them.
    David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • How a horse learned to play music Yupia is a 7-year-old American Bashkir bred in Kentucky.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Often nestled in lush mountains or on a peaceful lake, the bucolic and nature-filled settings of sleep-away camps will always remain ingrained in our memories.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • While new tools like the NWS HeatRisk scale aim to improve public awareness, overcoming ingrained complacency remains a significant challenge.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • After it is rooted into the native soil, water the sod deeply and less frequently.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

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“Inculcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcated. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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