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as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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Recent Examples of inculcated
Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
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His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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That tree, which was planted back in 1832, becomes the connective tissue literally, biologically and possibly metaphysically, between Tony and two scientists who preceded him at the same institution.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The nursery has cleared water-thirsty plants and planted 100,000 indigenous trees since 2012.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Driving all of this transformation is AI — not as a buzzword, Abadie noted, but as an embedded, working reality.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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But to those who hold them, especially in public safety, challenge coins are imbued with stories, camaraderie and honor.—
Divyaditya Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Castle Rock’s misunderstood bad boy with a heart of gold, River Phoenix, older brother of Joaquin, imbued Chris with an uncommon depth.—
Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Rispoli and the 3-year-old Irish-bred also teamed to win the La Jolla Handicap on May 3.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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In fifteen lifetime starts, this four-year-old Kentucky bred has eight wins and two second place finishes.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Growing up in the Keys instilled a certain wildness in me that can only come from a childhood of being raised on island time.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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And, for Williams, taking your time with aging has long been instilled in her.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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The result is rooted, no surprise here, in family.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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India’s strategic recalibration toward China is rooted less in a softening security posture and more in economic necessity.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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Emotional triggers are often rooted in our past experiences, biases, and ingrained beliefs.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Inculcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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