as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world
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Recent Examples of inoculated
During the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, which had ravaged the Continental Army and was scaring away recruits.
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Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
For crop protection, the chickpeas were inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Bees and birds carried soil microbes that inoculated and enriched the terrain.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Parents waited in long lines to have their children inoculated, and enterprising physicians went to rural clinics to reach the last isolated clusters of unvaccinated people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Of course, any amount of blue goo and screaming will be too much for many viewers, and only those who are thoroughly inoculated to outrageousness will be able to pick up on nuances in the film’s tone.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
We’re being inoculated by the patriarchy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
For crop protection, the chickpeas were inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Bees and birds carried soil microbes that inoculated and enriched the terrain.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Parents waited in long lines to have their children inoculated, and enterprising physicians went to rural clinics to reach the last isolated clusters of unvaccinated people.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Of course, any amount of blue goo and screaming will be too much for many viewers, and only those who are thoroughly inoculated to outrageousness will be able to pick up on nuances in the film’s tone.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
We’re being inoculated by the patriarchy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
Verb
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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And yet, my preferred indulgence was an aperitivo-hour gin and tonic infused with local friggitelli peppers, served at the Rooftop Bar.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wolf infused this narrow terrace with a sense of romance to perfect his slice of heaven in the heart of New York City.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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His eyes filled with wonder and his voice imbued by humility, Victor Glover—poised with his Artemis II crewmates to complete a record-setting voyage around the moon—addressed the camera.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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