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also intrenching
as in rooting
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 entrenching
Far from retreating, the government is entrenching itself.
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Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly entrenching itself in our society, and universities are no exception.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
Negotiations divorced from accountability risk entrenching authoritarianism and teaching regimes that bloodshed is merely a prelude to diplomatic rehabilitation.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Critics have also accused him of entrenching corruption, weakening public services, and expanding his control over the judiciary and security forces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Richards started 45 games for Palace in the calendar year, entrenching himself as the right-sided center back in coach Oliver Glasner’s back three.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
States that reject the secretary’s unscientific recommendations are entrenching their own standards in opposition.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent developments in Sudan's bloody civil war have left one of Africa's largest nations split in two, entrenching two factions that have both been accused of widespread abuses and threatening to spread further instability across the region.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
On the hardware side over 10+ million devices have been built around a recovery phrase by default, entrenching a market expectation in which seed phrases are the go-to recovery method, even as some vendors add alternatives.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly entrenching itself in our society, and universities are no exception.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Feb. 2026
Negotiations divorced from accountability risk entrenching authoritarianism and teaching regimes that bloodshed is merely a prelude to diplomatic rehabilitation.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Critics have also accused him of entrenching corruption, weakening public services, and expanding his control over the judiciary and security forces.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Richards started 45 games for Palace in the calendar year, entrenching himself as the right-sided center back in coach Oliver Glasner’s back three.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
States that reject the secretary’s unscientific recommendations are entrenching their own standards in opposition.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent developments in Sudan's bloody civil war have left one of Africa's largest nations split in two, entrenching two factions that have both been accused of widespread abuses and threatening to spread further instability across the region.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
On the hardware side over 10+ million devices have been built around a recovery phrase by default, entrenching a market expectation in which seed phrases are the go-to recovery method, even as some vendors add alternatives.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrenching
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Democrats also don’t want to be seen as rooting against the US military, nor for a long war that ties up US troops in Iran for months if not years.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Williams was wearing a pink sweater on the front row and rooting White on at every turn.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2026
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Yan’s research trajectory has centered on this idea of embedding intelligence directly into materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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TowneBank TowneBank is known for embedding community values into its corporate culture, emphasizing integrity, engagement and long-term development for employees.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Repeatedly named one of the South’s best resorts, Sea Island has a couple of lodging options across the Golden Isles, but The Cloister is the heart of the brand’s hospitality offerings.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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There is lodging at the base, but the atmosphere skews practical rather than aspirational.—
Caroline Tell,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrenching. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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