1
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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as in plants
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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To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Fredericksburg, Texas Located in the Texas Hill Country with a population just shy of 12,000, Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 by German immigrants—and that heritage suffuses the town's food, architecture, and culture today.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the opening moments, Loznitsa, working with the Romanian cinematographer Oleg Mutu, plants the camera before the prison gates, which open with a loud creak, allowing a fresh batch of emaciated arrivals to shuffle into a work yard.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tommy plants the warehouse bomb that blows up the fake British currency.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Curiosity breeds knowledge, and knowledge breeds resilience.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
10 Mar. 2026
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Success breeds a kind of intoxicating confidence.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
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The endless descriptions of the sand’s pervasiveness, its grit, and its dryness, instills a real fear.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Neither option instills confidence.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The classroom curriculum embeds literacy into almost all activities.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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As a result, market forces and AI boosterism — rather than strategic safeguards negotiated through collective bargaining — are the factors most likely to shape how AI disrupts and embeds itself in the region’s film sector.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Inculcates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcates. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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