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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority
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also engrained
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as in inculcated
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Recent Examples of ingrained
Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Memories of Lightnin’s ‘magical’ era Soon, the historic 1981 season began, featuring stories that have become ingrained in the memories of Young and McGillicuddy.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
Navigating challenges in a setting where saving face is deeply ingrained in the culture taught me profound lessons.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Gemini Live Takes Center Stage Google's Gemini Live now plays an even bigger role in Samsung's Galaxy AI experience and is more deeply ingrained in the One UI 8 platform.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
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After a very public rift between the billionaires last week, Musk is on the outs with Trump, but the goal of downsizing the federal bureaucracy remains deeply ingrained in the administration.
—Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Memories of Lightnin’s ‘magical’ era Soon, the historic 1981 season began, featuring stories that have become ingrained in the memories of Young and McGillicuddy.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
Navigating challenges in a setting where saving face is deeply ingrained in the culture taught me profound lessons.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Gemini Live Takes Center Stage Google's Gemini Live now plays an even bigger role in Samsung's Galaxy AI experience and is more deeply ingrained in the One UI 8 platform.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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Unfortunately, this scenario represents a national obsession that has no inherent benefits but also portends deep regret for millions.—
Scott Liftman,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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The strategy carries inherent moral challenges and political risks.—
Morgan Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition to banking on inviting celebrities and the intrinsic attractiveness of Lake Como as a luxury destination, the club’s new management also pressed on key partnerships and collaborations with the fashion industry in its brand building.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
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With mixed evidence that AI enhances productivity or solves problems, instructors should consider how to expose students to AI tools that can help develop intrinsic motivation toward using the technology.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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As men turned to practical, less frivolous garments, their shoe heels also remained sensible — though not for women, whose heel heights were imbued with complex social and political implications with every added or subtracted half-inch.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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As many transgender people know, even the most mundane objects — a necktie, a name badge, a dress — can be imbued with intense personal meaning.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
13 Mar. 2025
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To thank Murph, Wetzel bought her a pistol engraved with their names and the song’s title that took three months to make.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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The case—built from wood species living in The Glen Grant Distillery’s Garden of Splendours—is engraved with Himalayan Blue Poppies, which have grown in the garden for almost 140 years.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some of them, though, are embedded in that seabed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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This certificate, embedded as metadata in the document, would create an unalterable record of its authenticity and source.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The court's next steps are expected to determine whether the Eastern District of Texas has authority to adjudicate the habeas petition and, if so, whether the petitioner's detention is lawful under federal immigration law and constitutional standards.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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In its first six months, the second Trump administration has weaponized government machinery to wage war on immigrants while dismantling constitutional protections.—
Murad Awawdeh,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition, there is a growing concern around AI and its potential impact, thus increasing the likelihood of ambiguity becoming deeply entrenched in the workforce.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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With a Labour government entrenched until at least 2029, that’s unlikely to happen anytime, but the big brands are also big planners, and always thinking about the success of the next generation.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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