as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world
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Recent Examples of inoculated
Of course, any amount of blue goo and screaming will be too much for many viewers, and only those who are thoroughly inoculated to outrageousness will be able to pick up on nuances in the film’s tone.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
We’re being inoculated by the patriarchy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The 53-seat Senate Republican majority has largely inoculated them from issues with Cabinet and other high-level confirmation fights.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
We’re almost inoculated by tragedy, although not in this case.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
George Washington required his troops be inoculated, the predecessor of vaccination, against smallpox during the American Revolution.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Certainly the effects may be more pronounced for teens, but there’s little evidence to suggest the brain is inoculated against the technology’s effects the moment users turn 18, and many vulnerable adults are at risk as well, such as those with sustained mental-health challenges.
—Albert Fox Cahn, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Anti-vaxxers aren’t born; they’re inoculated against their wills.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
For decades, people worldwide have been inoculated with a live, attenuated virus.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
We’re being inoculated by the patriarchy.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The 53-seat Senate Republican majority has largely inoculated them from issues with Cabinet and other high-level confirmation fights.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2025
We’re almost inoculated by tragedy, although not in this case.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
George Washington required his troops be inoculated, the predecessor of vaccination, against smallpox during the American Revolution.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Certainly the effects may be more pronounced for teens, but there’s little evidence to suggest the brain is inoculated against the technology’s effects the moment users turn 18, and many vulnerable adults are at risk as well, such as those with sustained mental-health challenges.
—Albert Fox Cahn, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Anti-vaxxers aren’t born; they’re inoculated against their wills.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
For decades, people worldwide have been inoculated with a live, attenuated virus.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
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Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy (2003), for instance, worked within the revenge thriller genre but infused it with uniquely Korean themes about shame and family honor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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It’s infused with hydrating ingredients, including mirsalehi honey and argan oil, which work together to replenish moisture in dry, frizzy hair.—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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These bold design choices are imbued with meaning—nothing about Fennell’s take is subtle.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dishes are subtly crafted and imbued with seasonal local flavours (a personal favourite?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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