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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An increasingly important part of the garden is the moringa grove, which Lewis and moringa tree advocate Sheryl Huffman — the garden’s moringa ambassador — began planting about two years ago as an additional tool in addressing food insecurity.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025 -
That record was a mission statement, a flag-planting arrival that showed the breadth of her talent was more than just the sum of her reality TV and viral parts.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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But infusing the college experience with the technology is deeply misguided.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company has been infusing artificial intelligence across its product portfolio.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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This will prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your yard.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Roland Emmerich became Hollywood’s king of disaster in the 1990s — mainly by cross-breeding the genre with alien and monster pictures, like Independence Day and Godzilla.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her remarks on free speech came in response to a question about the role of law schools in instilling civic awareness.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Despite these unanswered questions, there are ways to enhance awareness throughout communities, while instilling hope to those who are struggling.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two-hour surgery involved implanting a coin-sized chip beneath his skull, connected to over 1,000 electrodes that can read neural activity and translate it into digital commands.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 June 2025
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The test was designed to simulate real traffic conditions with engineers embedding a series of sensors along the bridge to monitor stress, vibration and any deflection in the structure.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Businesses have responded by embedding sustainability at the core of their strategies—driven not just by regulation, but by risk management, customer demand, and shareholder expectations.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Inculcating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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