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
By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
That this change was so long in the making has inured analysts and policymakers to its gravity.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The original series, in its superb first season, sought new and stark ways to shoot its fight scenes, surprising us but never inuring us to the brutal violence.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
That success seems to have inured him against the realities of the polls.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
That this change was so long in the making has inured analysts and policymakers to its gravity.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
The original series, in its superb first season, sought new and stark ways to shoot its fight scenes, surprising us but never inuring us to the brutal violence.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
That success seems to have inured him against the realities of the polls.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inure
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While Italy aims to strengthen its vital connection to Sicily, China has been systematically building the world's highest bridges.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Honoring my Guatemalan ancestry only strengthens my commitment to America.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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But the mood in Israel hardened dramatically when, on July 31, Hamas released a video of the skeletal 21-year-old Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, weeping and in pain.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Coconut oil will harden when cold, leaving you with solid chocolate candy for later.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Inure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inure. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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