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
We’re being inoculated by the patriarchy.
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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
Certainly the effects may be more pronounced for teens, but there’s little evidence to suggest the brain is inoculated against the technology’s effects the moment users turn 18, and many vulnerable adults are at risk as well, such as those with sustained mental-health challenges.
—Albert Fox Cahn, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 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
This aside is a rare reference to the efforts Washington employed in February 1777 to have the whole Continental Army inoculated against smallpox.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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
Certainly the effects may be more pronounced for teens, but there’s little evidence to suggest the brain is inoculated against the technology’s effects the moment users turn 18, and many vulnerable adults are at risk as well, such as those with sustained mental-health challenges.
—Albert Fox Cahn, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 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
This aside is a rare reference to the efforts Washington employed in February 1777 to have the whole Continental Army inoculated against smallpox.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
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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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Its pages are suffused with love for her mother and for the myriad anonymous Chinese sources and academics who help Chang in researching her historical projects — and suffered blowback as a result.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the distinction may not be quite so neat, because the record is infused by Jesus, Christian imagery and matters of God to an extent that goes beyond easy symbolism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Protein Pizza is made with pizza dough infused with whey protein and comes in two flavors, The Meats and The Veggie, per a press release.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Gisele Bündchen's 18kt gold and diamond necklace is imbued with special meaning.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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This is the big stage, and these games are imbued with a sense of elevated stakes by Canucks fans and ownership alike.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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