as in to strengthen
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare
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Recent Examples of inure
The budget Hungarian carrier — with its non-reclining economy seats and practice of charging for practically everything but water onboard — was seen by some as an odd fit for a region inured to some of the cushiest airline fleets in the world.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Well, maybe audiences are inured to these kinds of things by now.
—Nina Metz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Endless pre-Thanksgiving television screenings have inured people to Baum’s radicalism, of what’s arguably the most influential American literary work of the twentieth-century.
—Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
Like the citizens of Gilead no longer accustomed to a world of unlimited fashion choice, we’re inured to the Handmaids’ livery.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Well, maybe audiences are inured to these kinds of things by now.
—Nina Metz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Endless pre-Thanksgiving television screenings have inured people to Baum’s radicalism, of what’s arguably the most influential American literary work of the twentieth-century.
—Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
Like the citizens of Gilead no longer accustomed to a world of unlimited fashion choice, we’re inured to the Handmaids’ livery.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inure
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Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pozzo joined as deputy CEO in July 2025, alongside a 25-million-euro capital increase to strengthen the balance sheet and support the company’s strategic reset.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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DeJan was dispatched to Shaffner-Heaney Associates in South Bend, Indiana, in the spring of 2023 to manage the Scrabble board of letters from the speech, made of high performance concrete letters hardened in fiberglass molds.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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While Britain's major political parties, including the hard-right Reform UK, refuse to engage with Robinson, protests linked to the activist and his associates have become a common sight in British cities amid hardening public views on immigration.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Inure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inure. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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