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1
as in to inculcate
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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2
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in to entrench
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along
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Recent Examples of ingrain
Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
At Booz Allen, inclusion is ingrained in the company’s DNA.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Since then, lotteries have been ingrained in U.S. history – with mixed success.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
But their aunt Winny Brodt Brown was one of the first stars for the Minnesota program, and ingrained a part of Gopher Nation in the girls’ psyches from an early age.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Our task and the task of all of us who have known, or met, or listened to a Holocaust survivor must be to ingrain these memories—the survivors’ legacy to the world—into the permanent consciousness of humankind.
—Menachem Z. Rosensaft, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
At Booz Allen, inclusion is ingrained in the company’s DNA.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Since then, lotteries have been ingrained in U.S. history – with mixed success.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
But their aunt Winny Brodt Brown was one of the first stars for the Minnesota program, and ingrained a part of Gopher Nation in the girls’ psyches from an early age.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrain
Verb
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This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.—
Sivakumar Ramakrishnan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Brad has inculcated an ethos of approaching cinema with a longer life, which Dede and I already had seeds of in our respective practices.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
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During a visit last fall, a representative from Pace Gallery, Samaras’s longtime dealer, pulled a black binder from a shelf, one among dozens lined up in an orderly row, to reveal hundreds more self-portraits, intricately etched in pencil.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Both Bregman and Story have second base experience, and that position isn’t etched in stone.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Same goes for the other key core members, many of whom — like Brandon Miller, Tre Mann and Grant Williams — were entrenched in the row of sets behind the team’s bench.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2025
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Of course, that nothing much will change was largely self-evident by the fact that this NPC follows on the heels of last July’s third CCP plenum, where long-term goals were laid out: bolstering party-state capitalism, countering U.S. containment, boosting innovation, and entrenching loyalty to Xi.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This setup has worked well for me because of the inherent trust within our relationships.—
Dustin Lemick,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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At a basic level, the odd number creates an inherent imbalance, Barbie Atkinson, LPC, founder of Catalyst Counseling in Houston, tells SELF.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The accessories elevated these ready-to-wear pieces, refining the silhouettes and color palettes while infusing a subtle sensuality.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a rich, dark chocolate infused with a cannabis strain high in myrcene, known for its relaxing properties.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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What is so extraordinary is that this artifact was engraved with a series of tiny, horizontal grooves, researchers said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Timex has also added a few thoughtful touches, like the pump style pushers and the Waterbury Watch Company logo engraved on the crown, which are nice throwback cues to the brands heritage.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the label’s intrinsic modernity also seems to happily coexist with its deep, winding roots.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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Still, some of Mr. Merz’s allies suggested Thursday that the episode had effectively inoculated him and the Christian Democrats against claims of being unresponsive to voters on migration.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Thirteen thousand seedlings have already been inoculated, allowing these symbiotic associations between the tree and the fungi to develop before they are planted out.—
Alexa Phillips,
WIRED,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Ingrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrain. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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