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verb

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past tense of embed

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embedded
Adjective
There is wide speculation that people will come to embrace new ways to interact with AI, including through new types of wearable or embedded devices. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 His defeat of 82-year-old Harrison Ford crystallized the Academy’s wholesale rejection of celebrity currency in favor of embedded, touching work. Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026 Enterprises realize that meaningful returns only appear when AI is embedded in business processes. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embedded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embedded
Verb
  • If your goal is a fuller plant, Kemery advises that cuttings can be replanted back into the original pot, or the vines can be rooted right in place using the bead-like tubers.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The experience isn’t rooted solely in the past.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The film makes clear that the organization is exclusively the province of white, Anglo-Saxon men, and possible initiates are only tapped when the small, fixed group of existing members die.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There’s little the central bank can do about that because fixed mortgage rates, specifically, don’t directly track the Fed but typically follow the lead of long-term Treasury rates.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • One put cash onto the ground, authorities said, so when the victim bent over to pick it up a thief switched the bank card lodged into the ATM with a fraudulent one.
    Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The civil case notwithstanding, the Justice Department lodged new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus, who is named as a defendant in the main theft conspiracy count and related money-laundering counts.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Taos is peppy enough to move along on the open road, considering the inherent limitations of the segment.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Since 1987, governments around the world have separated the provision and regulation of air traffic control to eliminate the inherent conflict of interest in self-regulation.
    Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The unique mineral composition also gives the stones an intrinsic ability to curl along their trajectory.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • So even Socrates, in his defense of the intrinsic goodness of justice, emphasizes the crucial role played by visibility and the corrupting power of hiddenness and anonymity.
    Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The actual costs for things such as meat, dairy, produce, frozen foods and cleaning products were compared to the state's median household income to determine where people spend the most.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The frozen salmon may be contaminated with Listeria, the report says, as presence of the bacteria was found in a random sample collected by the FDA.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Everyone who pays attention knows that Lehkonen is an excellent, all-around player and an integral part of the Avalanche machine.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • For luxury fashion content creator Cassie Thorpe, pajamas are an integral part of her daily routine.
    John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Why Bitcoin’s Rules Cannot Bend This is precisely why bitcoin's immutable protocol rules matter.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Even as ways change, and people mark their time on this planet in months and years, memories can be passed down that stretch them, making time immutable and life prolonged.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Embedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embedded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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