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as in engraved
to produce a vivid impression of
a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade
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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win
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The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026 -
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Their plumed blooms in pink, red, white, and purple, and their fern-like leaves add visual contrast when planted with hydrangeas.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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Each section with a sprout can be cut into a seed potato and planted.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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When commissioners hold their first meeting in the new chambers Thursday, they will be seated in a building again reflecting its 1930s heyday as a seaplane terminal, before plaster and acoustic tile masked the historic designs etched on the ceilings.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ride past dry-stone walls, Irish-language signposts, and grid-like limestone fields etched by generations.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Although plants are sometimes selected and bred for darker foliage solely for ornamental purposes, there are distinct physiological advantages to plants that have it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the brand embedded itself into both cities in distinct ways, shaping a shared but competitive culture across the DMV.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Details get swapped out, whole scenes implanted, emotions revised in retrospect.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Robert’s case, the ICD was implanted following a previous cardiac event last fall.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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So this city, the community, my family is rooted here.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mclusky were always rooted more in bile than hormones, contempt and wit over quick-burn idealism.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Infixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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