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
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.
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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
The 53-seat Senate Republican majority has largely inoculated them from issues with Cabinet and other high-level confirmation fights.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
We’re almost inoculated by tragedy, although not in this case.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
George Washington required his troops be inoculated, the predecessor of vaccination, against smallpox during the American Revolution.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Anti-vaxxers aren’t born; they’re inoculated against their wills.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
For decades, people worldwide have been inoculated with a live, attenuated virus.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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
The 53-seat Senate Republican majority has largely inoculated them from issues with Cabinet and other high-level confirmation fights.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
We’re almost inoculated by tragedy, although not in this case.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
George Washington required his troops be inoculated, the predecessor of vaccination, against smallpox during the American Revolution.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Anti-vaxxers aren’t born; they’re inoculated against their wills.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
For decades, people worldwide have been inoculated with a live, attenuated virus.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
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Although the department’s immigration push has been infused with tens of billions of dollars in funds from legislation Congress passed last year, a shutdown of operations could affect other parts of the department’s budget, including TSA and FEMA.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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In addition to claims of up to 24 hours of creaseless wear, it’s infused with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and squalane.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
4 Feb. 2026
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That blustery January Saturday was peaceful, but just weeks before came a day imbued with fear.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But they may also be seen as imbued with violence or anxiety.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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