as in inculcated
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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause
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Recent Examples of instilled
Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This demand resilience instilled confidence in companies to raise prices without losing significant market share, further expanding margins.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The lesson drawn and instilled by his family was that the Gentile zeal for Jewish death is implacable and that only Jewish strength in a Jewish land can oppose it.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But honestly, the most important trait these mentors instilled was confidence in the entrepreneur.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Apr. 2025
Her cultural upbringing instilled in her a strong sense of belonging and a deep commitment to helping others.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s one of the many amazing things Shonda has instilled in this series.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
But the feeling among them was what mattered most, including the belief that Gates instilled and their appreciation for the journey.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Coach Mikey Varas has instilled resilience in the Major League Soccer expansion club, a trait that has served it well during a 2-0-2 start to the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
Their influence instilled in him the importance of finding meaning in his work.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This demand resilience instilled confidence in companies to raise prices without losing significant market share, further expanding margins.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The lesson drawn and instilled by his family was that the Gentile zeal for Jewish death is implacable and that only Jewish strength in a Jewish land can oppose it.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But honestly, the most important trait these mentors instilled was confidence in the entrepreneur.
—Nik Popli, Time, 6 Apr. 2025
Her cultural upbringing instilled in her a strong sense of belonging and a deep commitment to helping others.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s one of the many amazing things Shonda has instilled in this series.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
But the feeling among them was what mattered most, including the belief that Gates instilled and their appreciation for the journey.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Coach Mikey Varas has instilled resilience in the Major League Soccer expansion club, a trait that has served it well during a 2-0-2 start to the season.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instilled
Adjective
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This strip lifted a few embedded blackheads that have been staring me in the face for the past few months, and then some.—
Daley Quinn,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Bondholders can benefit from the dynamic of an appreciating scarce asset, a proposition that resembles an embedded derivative.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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These goals are often deeply ingrained—perhaps a lifelong dream of owning a vacation home, retiring early, or reaching a specific net worth.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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So ingrained is the fixation with speed that generations of U.S. military commanders have learned to shudder at the mention of attritional warfare, embracing decisive maneuver as the route to quick victories.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, other scientists have implanted false memories of events, such as knocking over a punch bowl at a wedding, traveling in a hot air balloon or putting Slime in a teacher’s desk.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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The scientists created embryos that were implanted in surrogate dogs.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Photograph: Courtesy of Sean Hartnoll For decades, physicists and mathematicians have wanted to show that these chaotic dynamics are not an artifact of the simplifying assumption of decoupling, but inherent to black holes.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Watch less often and watch more than one network, taking inherent and obvious biases into account.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In other words, to make its conventional arsenal survivable, the United States must replace its current stock of fixed and visible assets with elusive forces in multiple domains, following the nuclear triad model.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by a day or two, the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it, known as the ecclesiastical equinox.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Behavioral psychologists often cite self-determination theory, which suggests that people are most engaged when their work aligns with internal motivations, and missionaries are created when their workplace enables their innate passion to contribute to something meaningful.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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His research team, in partnership with associate professor Sakiko Okumoto at Texas A&M University, hopes to study plant mechanisms in sorghum and capitalize on its innate ability to inhibit nitrogen loss, a process known as biological nitrification inhibition (BNI).—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For the Reposado expression, the tequila is then aged in American white oak barrels, a process that adds structure and refinement without overwhelming the agave's intrinsic character.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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With more complete data, statisticians could then estimate the intrinsic value of activities through peoples’ stated and revealed preferences and create a framework for measuring consumption based on how people use their time rather than on material spending.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its potential for transparent tracking of donations and immutable supply chains suits disaster response perfectly.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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We are focused on long-term immutable drivers and trends.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Instilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instilled. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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