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
Providing accessibility also means instilling transparency.
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Connor Dullinger,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The players credit him with instilling a tougher, more resilient mindset.
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Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
And while Paraguay deserve plenty of blame for what was a shockingly poor effort, Maucio Pochettino’s USMNT also deserves credit for instilling a killer instinct in his side that broke that Albirroja spirit.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Albernaz, who previously worked for Tampa Bay and Cleveland, two lower-revenue organizations that generally get the most out of their talent, seemingly viewed the Basallo matter as an important step toward instilling a new culture — one that will include crisper play.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
Long after the rainbow merchandise disappears from storefronts and parade routes reopen to traffic, fashion remains one of the most powerful tools for instilling identity and challenging convention.
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
In the audience will be Pink's mother — who took her to shows growing up in Philadelphia, instilling a love of musicals — and Pink's two children, a passing of the musical theater baton.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
But Adelman also thrived at instilling confidence in players like Delk, a former star at the University of Kentucky who struggled with the Golden State Warriors prior to signing with the Kings in August 1999.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Wayans credits his father, Howell, a supermarket manager and Jehovah’s Witness, for instilling in the family a sense of faith, while his mother, Elvira, a social worker, is responsible for their sharp comedy chops.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Connor Dullinger,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The players credit him with instilling a tougher, more resilient mindset.
—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
And while Paraguay deserve plenty of blame for what was a shockingly poor effort, Maucio Pochettino’s USMNT also deserves credit for instilling a killer instinct in his side that broke that Albirroja spirit.
—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Albernaz, who previously worked for Tampa Bay and Cleveland, two lower-revenue organizations that generally get the most out of their talent, seemingly viewed the Basallo matter as an important step toward instilling a new culture — one that will include crisper play.
—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
18 June 2026
Long after the rainbow merchandise disappears from storefronts and parade routes reopen to traffic, fashion remains one of the most powerful tools for instilling identity and challenging convention.
—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
In the audience will be Pink's mother — who took her to shows growing up in Philadelphia, instilling a love of musicals — and Pink's two children, a passing of the musical theater baton.
—
ABC News,
7 June 2026
But Adelman also thrived at instilling confidence in players like Delk, a former star at the University of Kentucky who struggled with the Golden State Warriors prior to signing with the Kings in August 1999.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Wayans credits his father, Howell, a supermarket manager and Jehovah’s Witness, for instilling in the family a sense of faith, while his mother, Elvira, a social worker, is responsible for their sharp comedy chops.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Water them before planting if the pots have dried out.
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Drones offer a potential alternative cover crop seeding method by enabling interseeding of cover crops, the practice of planting one crop into another crop before harvest.
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Doing so will reduce the risk of mosquitoes breeding in the blooms.
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Services will range from individual wellness and sick-patient examinations to routine herd healthcare, breeding soundness exams, pregnancy examinations, on-farm consultations, lameness evaluations and certificates of veterinary inspection, A-State said.
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Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.
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Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes.
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The eggs hatch, burrow into the bloodstream, and then go wandering around, embedding in various tissues, muscles, and organs, including the brain.
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This requires another layer of embedding and taxonomy to be built on top of the transcript of sales calls.
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“Instilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instilling. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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