entrenching

variants also intrenching
present participle of entrench

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entrenching People seeking care may become targets of surveillance; entrenching existing patterns where disability, neurodivergence and poverty are not only criminalized— but now automated and scaled. Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Trump has indicated plans to appoint governors who favor aggressive rate cuts, a move that could offer short-term relief given softening labor data but risks entrenching higher inflation over time. Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 This vindicated the Big Bang model, entrenching it as the scientific origin of our Universe. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025 Overly sweeping privacy laws have the unintended consequence of entrenching incumbents. Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 But this silence comes at a cost, stifling innovation and entrenching outdated methods. Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025 Every year, Israel was more deeply entrenching itself in the West Bank, which would be the heartland of a Palestinian state. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025 The party says it is focused on entrenching its mobilization of women to get more of them into leadership positions at lower levels of politics. Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025 Technology, rather than entrenching bad habits, should be deployed selectively and strategically to aid in the creation of value. Barry Libert, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrenching
Verb
  • The film was shot in and around Naples over the course of three years with Rosi embedding himself in the communities in and around Vesuvius.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Smart design principles The key innovation lies in embedding nanoparticles of lithium titanium oxide (LTO) into the membrane.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in lieu of an actual team, the city is full of older fans clinging to bygone stories, younger fans finding other rooting interests and an NHL-ready arena that just celebrated its 10th birthday in September with no NHL tenant.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Every Democrat voted against rooting that out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Or putting one inside a carry-on just in case.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amanda Worman, a former employee of the farm who had contacted PETA about her concerns, which led to PETA lodging a complaint with the Idaho Department of Agriculture, told the Statesman that she was disappointed PETA had dismissed the lawsuit.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two-hour surgery involved implanting a coin-sized chip beneath his skull, connected to over 1,000 electrodes that can read neural activity and translate it into digital commands.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists have created cyborg embryos by implanting electrode arrays into the developing brains of frogs, mice, and salamanders.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • For years, advocates for expanding child birth options in Kentucky have called on lawmakers to reduce barriers to establishing freestanding birthing centers.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The numbers also suggest TCU will have an easier time establishing the run against a Colorado defense that ranks 15th in the league in rushing defense.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The largest layoffs came from Air Wisconsin and Saputo Cheese USA, impacting 252 and 240 workers respectively.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Not even a month ago, Sasaki had a hurt shoulder and dim prospects for impacting the Dodgers in 2025.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

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