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1
as in suffusing
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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2
as in etching
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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3
as in rooting
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 ingraining
While Heritage maintains that there was not a financial aspect to the agreement, the two organizations have held multiple events together since, further ingraining Orban’s brand of nationalism into the American conservative psyche.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingraining
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Spot-clean any dirt spots, bird droppings, or sap as soon as possible to keep them from etching the surface.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Twenty-five years ago, MIT Professor Yet-Ming Chiang bought a tube of glass-etching cream to turn clear glass blocks translucent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The two-inch-thick sod is grown on plastic so it can be transported without rooting into the stadium.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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In the end, McGinniss’s new team breaks his heart, as all your rooting interests in sports eventually will.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Land, a new novel by the Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell, showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss, Hillary Kelly writes.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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The work underscores the importance of infusing clean air into the environment, Tolaas told WWD.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Each guest takes home a 50ml spray bottle of their creation, with optional bottle engraving available.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The firms pulling ahead are not just embedding quality earlier.—
Manish Gupta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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By embedding resale opportunities straight into the initial buying destination, Naia creates early indicators of long-term value, encourages a continuous cycle of wardrobe circulation and positions itself as the definitive global destination for independent fashion.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Travelers looking for the family-friendly side of Mardi Gras should book lodging outside the French Quarter and plan their schedule around the daytime and early-evening parades.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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According to the lawsuit, the union’s anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policy prohibits retaliation against employees for lodging a discrimination or harassment complaint or assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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“Ingraining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingraining. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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