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also intrench
as in to imbed
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 film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and delves into the conflict between a visionary artist seeking a utopian future and those entrenched in a regressive status quo, driven by greed, special interests and partisan conflict.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 May 2025
The results of these studies underscore just how deeply entrenched the male breadwinner model remains.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Although the law was largely overturned a year later, the million-dollar age verification industry was already entrenched, partly due to its intriguing business model.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Kittle has already entrenched himself as one of the top pass catchers in franchise history.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 May 2025
The results of these studies underscore just how deeply entrenched the male breadwinner model remains.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Although the law was largely overturned a year later, the million-dollar age verification industry was already entrenched, partly due to its intriguing business model.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Kittle has already entrenched himself as one of the top pass catchers in franchise history.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
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Monday, May 19 at 2 a.m. ET (video embedded above).—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Various vendors demoed other full dashboard displays embedded in other automotive applications at the show.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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So, Pope Leo XIV's college rooting interest needs no questioning.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Either root it in water (which takes longer) or poke the cut end into rooting hormone, then into moist potting soil.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had established close ties to the crown prince; the Administration was criticized for not doing more to pursue the perpetrators.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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The report also presses the Federal Communications Commission to establish performance standards and develop measurable goals and monitoring for WEA performance, and ensure mobile providers include location-aware maps by the December 2026 deadline.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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He then was shot on the right side of his chest, the bullet missing his heart but lodging into his left armpit.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
16 May 2025
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He’s also had 16 immigration detainers lodged against him in the last three years.—
Brie Stimson , Griff Jenkins,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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The first set was tied 10 times before the Saints finally put it away 25-21 on a Pabarcus kill.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Some of their suggestions for revamping vaccines would also put Americans at unnecessary risk: Asking certain American jurisdictions to delay childhood vaccinations, or perhaps even skip certain shots, could leave entire communities more vulnerable to disease.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
17 May 2025
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Processes, systems and policies should be ingrained into the DNA of employees, the product and the organization.—
Rocky Sharma,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Other choices made by developers, during the content moderation process for example, can ingrain these further.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to AccuWeather, storms may impact New Orleans, northern Florida, parts of the Carolinas and Washington, D.C. Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Johnson has spoken about how growing up in the Hedren/Griffith household impacted her view of fame and the industry, particularly with regards to her grandma and Alfred Hitchcock.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Growing up in a baseball family, Ryan was instilled with the right way to play the game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Dobbs credited his predecessor in New England, Jacoby Brissett, for helping instill a mentality that once a starter is decided, the backup quarterback’s job is to help him however possibly leading up to kickoff.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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