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enduing

verb

variants or induing
present participle of endue
1
as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor

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2
as in endowing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enduing
  1. suffusing
  2. endowing
  3. infusing
  4. blessing
  5. imbuing
  6. gifting
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  • The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
  • This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
    — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of endowing
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  • Those perfectly pungent elements rip through the savory pastrami perfectly, infusing every bite with a slightly prickly tang.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One part of that plan was infusing the roster with veteran leaders, something that was lacking last year.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of blessing
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  • The production’s director, José Luis Valenzuela, said imbuing the ancient play with the political tones of current times helped highlight the eternal primacy of the values present in the text without explicitly talking about Latino communities.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The dress was part of couturier Wes Gordon’s debut as the creative director for the label, updating classic design codes synonymous with the brand while imbuing the collection with a distinctly casual bent.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of imbuing
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  • The viral moment became a topic of conversation for weeks after the show wrapped, with Rausch gifting her a Birkin Bag as an apology for betraying her on the show.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the second half, United’s defensive sloppiness only got worse and led to Brighton adding a second and third in almost comical fashion, gifting goals to Maxim De Cuyper and Pascal Gross in a five-minute spell.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of gifting
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“Enduing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enduing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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