as in deep
firmly established over time
has deep-seated convictions about religion that no one is ever going to change
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Recent Examples of deep-seated
The wartime boost to recycled plastics comes after a particularly difficult period for the industry, and skepticism over the future of plastic recycling remains deep-seated.
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Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Advertisement Pakistan and India’s territorial dispute over Kashmir is deep-seated, stemming from the 1947 British partition of India, which established the borders between Pakistan and India.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
12 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, such behavior was observed even when participants knew they were being observed or recorded, showcasing how deep-seated the self-serving bias is with regard to owning fault and accepting responsibility.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Advertisement Pakistan and India’s territorial dispute over Kashmir is deep-seated, stemming from the 1947 British partition of India, which established the borders between Pakistan and India.
—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
12 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, such behavior was observed even when participants knew they were being observed or recorded, showcasing how deep-seated the self-serving bias is with regard to owning fault and accepting responsibility.
—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deep-seated
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The arils are deep ruby-red in color and have a sweet yet slightly tart flavor that many people find refreshing.
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Facing intense competition, Accor recognized the need for deeper customer retention and advocacy.
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Separating identity from one's profession allows for continuous learning and thriving in an evolving workplace, ensuring value comes from inherent capabilities, not just a role.
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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
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Born in Jakarta and raised in Austin, Texas, her Chinese-Indonesian heritage and passion for travel informed her sensibility for stories that are formally inventive and culturally rooted.
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His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
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The issue is so entrenched that even college professors are complaining that undergrads are barely able to get through the basic reading they’re assigned.
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Vibe coding offers a fast way to build a working application, but such apps are unlikely to be able to compete with the scale of features and governance offered by entrenched SaaS vendors.
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