enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Now Parker and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.
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Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, in the United States, the Constitution enshrines the right to keep and bear arms.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s the opposite of the official government line, which has communism enshrined in the country’s constitution and has refused to open up the country’s economy.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Amnesty International has said that the use of the death penalty under the new measure could violate the right to life and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as enshrined in international law.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, in the United States, the Constitution enshrines the right to keep and bear arms.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s the opposite of the official government line, which has communism enshrined in the country’s constitution and has refused to open up the country’s economy.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Amnesty International has said that the use of the death penalty under the new measure could violate the right to life and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as enshrined in international law.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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