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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority
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also engrained
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as in suffused
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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as in etched
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 rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Recent Examples of ingrained
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
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Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
The spirit of Mongolia is deeply ingrained in nearly every part of the hotel at large, too.
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Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
This is in contrast to Kalshi, which runs on traditional financial rails and is generally less ingrained in the crypto world.
—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Ji-Na is open and confident while Fatima remains closed off, her shame about her sexuality deeply culturally ingrained.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
The spirit of Mongolia is deeply ingrained in nearly every part of the hotel at large, too.
—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
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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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His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular.
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The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene.
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All but one lived in Jaramijó, a town of around thirty thousand people etched into a coastal hill.
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History, whether acknowledged or not, is etched in our souls.
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For many Venezuelans, the anger is rooted not in abstract politics but in intensely personal experiences of chaos, helplessness and institutional failure.
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The shoe itself remains fully rooted in Hoka’s performance DNA, even as it is positioned for lifestyle use.
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Andrew Warden, vice president of marketing at Adobe, noted that brands need to adapt to the fact that AI is now an intrinsic part of the default search experience.
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Brand sentiment, the real measure of a creator's intrinsic value, the strength of their network and how much their audience genuinely trusts them.
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We were constantly informed that our purpose was to become genteel and inculcated in Christian virtue.
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Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees.
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These include an elite Viking Age burial site unearthed near Lisbjerg and engraved 9th century silver bangles, found in Elsted, that functioned as currency whose value was determined by the jewelry’s weight.
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The ring now bears both women's wedding dates engraved side by side.
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Exploring the Galaxy Guided by the filmmakers and cast, audiences embark on a journey through the film’s most iconic settings, revealing the thoughtful layers of nostalgia embedded in each one.
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The 12% of CEOs who reported both cost and revenue gains were two to three times more likely to have embedded AI extensively across products, services and strategic decision-making rather than running isolated tactical projects.
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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