1
as in suffusing
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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2
as in planting
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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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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For best results, choose a rich potting mix and amend garden soil with compost before planting.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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When planting pea seeds, proper soil preparation is essential.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Canopy said this blended finance model is designed to help correct that imbalance by infusing capital into India’s rapidly growing next-gen materials industry.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
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Means is a Stanford Medicine graduate who dropped out of her surgical residency and has since made a career infusing spiritual beliefs into her wellness company, social-media accounts, and best-selling book.—
Rina Raphael,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Researchers used remote control cameras to photograph penguins breeding in dozens of colonies from 2011 to 2021.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Carnahan, who’s made other weighty masculine dramas such as Narc, The Grey, and Copshop, is mostly devoted to exploring how a large sum of money starts breeding suspicion among colleagues.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are both passionate about sports and fitness, instilling that interest in their children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Changing the Giants’ culture, restoring leadership to their locker room and instilling higher expectations into the building will be no easy task.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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There are also concerns about implanting even primitive embryo models created from stem cells into anything that resembles a human womb.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2025
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For the very first time, researchers captured incredible real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into artificial uterine tissue.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
23 Dec. 2025
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Each company leveraged demonstration, cultural expertise, and personal networks, embedding women at multiple points in the value chain, and on an international scale over time.—
Paula de la Cruz,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Supporters of the charter amendment argue that embedding audit requirements in the city charter would ensure long-term accountability.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Inculcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcating. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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