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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 suffused
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
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
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Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.
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Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Adjective
The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
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Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The spirit of Mongolia is deeply ingrained in nearly every part of the hotel at large, too.
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Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.
—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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True investment success hinges on identifying this crucial gap between what the market anticipates and what a company delivers, emphasizing that price discipline is paramount, regardless of a business's inherent quality.
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Crosby said the project is ahead of schedule despite challenges inherent in renovating a 200-year-old street.
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The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water.
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The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
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Adidas cleats that are etched in the light blue and white hues of his country.
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At Auschwitz and Birkenau, and through the testimony of survivors, the Holocaust became deeply personal — etched into memory in a way no textbook could ever achieve.
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The concept is rooted in the autonomic nervous system, which includes the sympathetic nervous system—responsible for the body's fight-or-flight response—and the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps promote rest, recovery and restoration.
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Hamilton, a 19-year old from Simsbury, said his opposition is rooted in the fact that there is heavy emphasis on the environment and sustainability at the university.
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The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value.
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What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.
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We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue.
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Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees.
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Created under Napoleon to commemorate his victories and honor those who fought and died for France in war, the monument is a standing tribute engraved with the names of notable soldiers and battles.
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With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes.
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If California is serious about addressing its mental health crisis, policymakers must examine the barriers embedded throughout the professional pathway to becoming a licensed clinical social worker.
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As Lagaʻaia embarks on a massive worldwide press tour starting in Hawaii on June 15, a top priority is honoring her father Jay's Samoan heritage and representing the authentic Polynesian culture embedded in Moana.
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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