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also intrench
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off
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Recent Examples of entrench
The war also served as a springboard for battlefield heroes to achieve future political power, partially through entrenching and expanding the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps -- IRGC -- in the running of the country.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Its occupation of the West Bank has entrenched a system of dispossession and daily violence, as Palestinians are killed, arrested and displaced while Israeli settlers, protected by the Israel Defense Forces and supported by the United States, expand into Palestinian land.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The new mayor must immediately address three issues that are deeply entrenched and interconnected.
—Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Just 24 years old, Volpe could still entrench himself as the Yankees’ long-term shortstop by showing some improvements, especially offensively.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Its occupation of the West Bank has entrenched a system of dispossession and daily violence, as Palestinians are killed, arrested and displaced while Israeli settlers, protected by the Israel Defense Forces and supported by the United States, expand into Palestinian land.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The new mayor must immediately address three issues that are deeply entrenched and interconnected.
—Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Just 24 years old, Volpe could still entrench himself as the Yankees’ long-term shortstop by showing some improvements, especially offensively.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
Verb
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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The motive is not vanity projects, but commercial bets designed to keep its products like Labubu embedded in people's lives.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Those past three head coaches all went to UNC and were all embedded inside the Tar Heel traditions.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But he is instead now lodged in the middle of it.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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That image lodged itself somewhere deep in me and never quite left.—
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Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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