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to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause
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Recent Examples of instilled
Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This demand resilience instilled confidence in companies to raise prices without losing significant market share, further expanding margins.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The lesson drawn and instilled by his family was that the Gentile zeal for Jewish death is implacable and that only Jewish strength in a Jewish land can oppose it.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But honestly, the most important trait these mentors instilled was confidence in the entrepreneur.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Apr. 2025
Her cultural upbringing instilled in her a strong sense of belonging and a deep commitment to helping others.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s one of the many amazing things Shonda has instilled in this series.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
But the feeling among them was what mattered most, including the belief that Gates instilled and their appreciation for the journey.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Coach Mikey Varas has instilled resilience in the Major League Soccer expansion club, a trait that has served it well during a 2-0-2 start to the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Their influence instilled in him the importance of finding meaning in his work.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This demand resilience instilled confidence in companies to raise prices without losing significant market share, further expanding margins.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The lesson drawn and instilled by his family was that the Gentile zeal for Jewish death is implacable and that only Jewish strength in a Jewish land can oppose it.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But honestly, the most important trait these mentors instilled was confidence in the entrepreneur.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Apr. 2025
Her cultural upbringing instilled in her a strong sense of belonging and a deep commitment to helping others.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s one of the many amazing things Shonda has instilled in this series.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
But the feeling among them was what mattered most, including the belief that Gates instilled and their appreciation for the journey.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Coach Mikey Varas has instilled resilience in the Major League Soccer expansion club, a trait that has served it well during a 2-0-2 start to the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instilled
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By combining Privy’s embedded, non-custodial wallet infrastructure with Bridge’s stablecoin payment rails, Stripe is quietly bypassing the constraints that have kept fintech tethered to the banking system.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Strong winds were the main threat overnight with the potential of embedded tornadoes.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The scientists created embryos that were implanted in surrogate dogs.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, other scientists have implanted false memories of events, such as knocking over a punch bowl at a wedding, traveling in a hot air balloon or putting Slime in a teacher’s desk.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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And unlike in, say, a Marvel movie, corporate branding is already so deeply ingrained in the culture of F1 that seeing cars and driver apparel covered in logos adds to a movie’s authenticity rather than distracting from it.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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But the rhetorical hostility is deeply ingrained in the regime.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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In theory, that should smooth some of the rough edges inherent to a first-time starting quarterback.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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And this fact is unrelated to another fact: Israel unequivocally has an inherent right to exist.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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There’s also bread-making forest hikes, and no fixed schedule.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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In most matches, there is no fixed point in attack.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Drawing fouls at a high rate is an innate signal of talent (even if some grifting is involved) because players who do so are continually creating advantages that force defenses to react adversely, desperately or both.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Our communal society has instilled the belief that each of us arrives in the world with an innate urge to belong.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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In a 2021 study published in Psychological Reports, researchers explored how intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to act based on interest, personal importance or inner values, affects satisfaction in long-term romantic relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Underlying all of this is the intrinsic tendency to resist cooperation.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Lucas, a critic of diversity and inclusion programs and proponent of the idea that there are only two immutable sexes, repeatedly declared that the commission is not independent and vowed to enthusiastically follow Trump's executive orders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Treating configs as immutable through CI/CD pipelines ensures all changes are tracked and reversible. - Anuj Tyagi 17.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Instilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instilled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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