as in suffusing
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 inoculating
Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.
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Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.
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Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
Creating the haze is a delicate science, one that usually involves using higher-protein grains like oats and wheat, inoculating with a yeast strain that produces fruity aromas, and adding hops just the right moment during fermentation.
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Esther Mobley,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2024
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.
—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.
—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
Creating the haze is a delicate science, one that usually involves using higher-protein grains like oats and wheat, inoculating with a yeast strain that produces fruity aromas, and adding hops just the right moment during fermentation.
—
Esther Mobley,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculating
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
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The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.
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The roadmap seeks to mainstream aging investment, transforming it from a niche into a ubiquitous category that aligns financial returns with significant social impact, much like climate investing today.
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No minimum to open a Fidelity Go® account, but minimum $10 balance for robo-advisor to start investing.
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“Inoculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculating. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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