as in planting
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 instilling
So that was the idea — to help inspire them while instilling a love of reading.
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Mom worked multiple jobs while Papa, a Marine, and Tutu helped raise the little girl, instilling a deep faith in her that remains a bedrock to this day.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Immigration raids expanded, instilling fear as officers arrested workers and delivery drivers.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Ellis advises parents that even if teens make a few purchases that seem frivolous or foolish, instilling good financial habits is what’s most important.
—Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Growing up, his mother sang background for the legendary Miriam Makeba, instilling in him a deep connection to the continent.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Thus, instilling hope and promoting positive coping skills amongst this group can save lives.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This included providing furniture and food to families that couldn’t afford it while instilling love in those around her, Brenda Miller wrote.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Environmental innovation and instilling an appreciation for nature in the next generation are values close to both Prince William and Princess Kate's hearts.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Mom worked multiple jobs while Papa, a Marine, and Tutu helped raise the little girl, instilling a deep faith in her that remains a bedrock to this day.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Immigration raids expanded, instilling fear as officers arrested workers and delivery drivers.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Ellis advises parents that even if teens make a few purchases that seem frivolous or foolish, instilling good financial habits is what’s most important.
—Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Growing up, his mother sang background for the legendary Miriam Makeba, instilling in him a deep connection to the continent.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Thus, instilling hope and promoting positive coping skills amongst this group can save lives.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This included providing furniture and food to families that couldn’t afford it while instilling love in those around her, Brenda Miller wrote.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Environmental innovation and instilling an appreciation for nature in the next generation are values close to both Prince William and Princess Kate's hearts.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instilling
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While there, the other nurses began planting the seeds of a potential career switch, encouraging her to stay in the NICU professionally.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gardeners who learned the mistake of planting it in the ground once can attest to its ability to root easily wide and far.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Schwanz pointed out how the work goes back to breeding resilience—not just breeding crops that can do more with less or maximizing yield—but true resilience for everyone.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Alpha Genesis’s red-meat pivot is emblematic of the desperate position in which the primate-breeding industry now finds itself.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scientists are also exploring gene therapy—implanting a gene that helps to inhibit blood vessel growth—in the hope of treating retinopathy with a one-time eye treatment.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Militaries from the United States to China and Israel are embedding AI across operations, signaling that technological superiority will define next-generation warfare.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Instilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instilling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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