steep in
phrasal verb
steeped in; steeping in; steeps in
1
: to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something)
Prior to his trip, he spent a few weeks steeping himself in the language.
—often used as (be) steeped inShe was steeped in the classics.
2
—used as (be) steeped in to say that there is a lot of something associated with a place, time, etc.
an area steeped in history
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Advertisement ‘An independent thinker’ Like his predecessor, Choi comes to the chief’s office with a reputation as a policy wonk steeped in the mind-numbing details of running the LAPD, an organization of more than 10,000 employees that is always under an intense media microscope.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And a lot of us are steeped in what our customers do.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
These traditional institutions—including, more recently, Harvard—are steeped in a sense of stoicism, seriousness, and erudition.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Another Nobel laureate, Richard Thaler, says Kahneman and Tversky broadened our understanding by asking a different question than most economists, who were steeped in mathematics, not psychology.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Their lives were steeped in their Aurora, Colorado, community—their church, their children and James Craig's dental practice, Summerbrook Dental.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
The Fascist touch Italian society also continues to be influenced by fascism, an ideology steeped in male violence.
Fascism, introduced to Italy by Benito Mussolini in the 1930s, held procreation as the main woman’s duty.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
The ancient art, steeped in heritage and meticulous craft, is now embracing a new ally: artificial intelligence (AI).
—Neil Sahota, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In addition to being a dreamer in late-capitalism America, Ferrell also belongs to a generation of players steeped in old-time and bluegrass—think Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings—but who also love Radiohead, top-40 radio, jam bands, and indie rock.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
And a lot of us are steeped in what our customers do.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
These traditional institutions—including, more recently, Harvard—are steeped in a sense of stoicism, seriousness, and erudition.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Another Nobel laureate, Richard Thaler, says Kahneman and Tversky broadened our understanding by asking a different question than most economists, who were steeped in mathematics, not psychology.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Their lives were steeped in their Aurora, Colorado, community—their church, their children and James Craig's dental practice, Summerbrook Dental.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
The Fascist touch Italian society also continues to be influenced by fascism, an ideology steeped in male violence.
Fascism, introduced to Italy by Benito Mussolini in the 1930s, held procreation as the main woman’s duty.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
The ancient art, steeped in heritage and meticulous craft, is now embracing a new ally: artificial intelligence (AI).
—Neil Sahota, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In addition to being a dreamer in late-capitalism America, Ferrell also belongs to a generation of players steeped in old-time and bluegrass—think Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings—but who also love Radiohead, top-40 radio, jam bands, and indie rock.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Mar. 2024
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