as in suffusing
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 inoculating
Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.
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Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Creating the haze is a delicate science, one that usually involves using higher-protein grains like oats and wheat, inoculating with a yeast strain that produces fruity aromas, and adding hops just the right moment during fermentation.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2024
Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Creating the haze is a delicate science, one that usually involves using higher-protein grains like oats and wheat, inoculating with a yeast strain that produces fruity aromas, and adding hops just the right moment during fermentation.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculating
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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These small décor items are essential when outfitting a space and infusing it with a dollop of your own charisma, but too many tiny trinkets can lead to a cluttered feel fast, says interior designer Jennifer Pacca.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Manuel Bonilla brings a contrasting energy as New Art, infusing the role with youthful optimism that plays against Old Art’s weariness.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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After investing an initial $100 million Series A round in February, Deerfield Management led the latest $100 million Series B round with new investors Regeneron Ventures, Longwood Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments, Binney Street Capital of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and others.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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My family’s companies were mainly built on cash flow – growing by delivering value, collecting payment and investing back into the business.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Inoculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculating. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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