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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
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
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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
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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
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New orders for the specialized and embedded chips that NXP and its peers make—not to be confused with the high-performance AI silicon that gets all the news headlines—are finally rising after a long slump going all the way back to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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But watching Micah Ski definitely just instilled in this deep drive to not be a skier.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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On a recent week night, two newcomers stopped by early and ordered a pair of the Split Ends—a whiskey sour imbued with raspberry amaro and topped with Guinness foam.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Orient Express, founded in 1883 and part of the Accor Group since 2022, has imbued the behemoth with the old-world glitz and glamour synonymous with its famous trains.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some varieties, like ‘Tumbling Tom’ have a cascading habit while others, including ‘Tiny Tim’ have been bred specifically for growing in containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Green hydrangeas are seen on varieties that have been bred for green color, such as Invincible Sublime, a mophead type.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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But Democrats' message has to be rooted and grounded in reality.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Instead, their exchanges are rooted in something far more meaningful.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Has this behavior become so ingrained in our culture that it is accepted normalcy?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Inculcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcated. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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