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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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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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While video game addiction is a growing problem around the globe, even prompting China to limit gaming time for under-18s to just three hours per week, there are distinct benefits to inculcating a tech-savvy population amid a drive to diversify into next generation industries.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Apr. 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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These included adding surfactants during certain etching steps to reduce surface tension; adding polymer support layers for mechanical stability and surface protection; and adopting a roll-lamination process to apply uniform pressure during transfer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 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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As a media member, Altidore will have to now learn to balance his rooting interests with offering clear-eyed analysis.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Schulman has a knack for taking certain well worn tropes and settings–the chaotic first love story, downtown Manhattan as a coming-of-age site–and infusing them with freshness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Dec. 2025
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Apple's also rumored to be working on integrating Google Gemini into Apple Intelligence and Siri, while also infusing AI into some of its other apps.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
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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
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Other tools focus on image processing, such as converting photographs into engraving-ready files or generating halftone patterns without requiring advanced image editing skills.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 May 2026
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The company said that the investments, aimed at expanding hyperscale infrastructure, embedding AI into national platforms, and advancing workforce readiness, will be spread over 4 years, building on its $3 billion pledge made in January.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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At Salesforce, workplace strategists have teamed up with learning and development to build a thorough reskilling program that provides employees with structure and guidance for embedding new technology into their workflows and understanding how their roles may evolve.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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But life may be there already, which presents the first major ethical conundrum in any discussion of inoculating other worlds with life from Earth.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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The hoteliers also groused that New Jersey and Philadelphia had proposed raising sales or lodging taxes in order to squeeze visitors.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Last July and August, lodging sales in Buncombe County declined by more than 20% compared to the same months in 2024, illustrating a slowdown in tourism numbers since the hurricane.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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“Ingraining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingraining. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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