INCULCATES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

inculcates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inculcate

as in suffuses

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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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 inculcates Because there’s something about the college environment that really inculcates hierarchy. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026

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The club also plants and maintains various Naperville gardens, including Paw Paw Garden at Naper Settlement, Veterans Garden, Blue Star Marker Garden, and the garden and planters at the DuPage Children’s Museum and Trinity House.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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This wasn’t a real protection strategy; this was a symbolic update cloaked in the appearance of safety that ultimately breeds cynicism toward the brand.

— Titania Jordan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Cocker spaniel, most likely—one of the cute, cuddly breeds the dog vendors specialize in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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Students converge on Morningside Heights because the university distills — and instills — the ideals of an open, democratic, pluralistic nation.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Bush Hager said she’s worked hard throughout her life and instills that drive in her three children, including 13-year-old Mila, who had a summer job.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

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By running a masternode, Clear Street embeds itself directly into the core consensus layer, taking on the heavy lifting of verifying transactions and steering network governance.

— Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Through 50-plus community partnerships the school embeds counselors, mental healthcare and enrichment to keep students in class.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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