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also intrenched
as in inherent
firmly established over time
I have an entrenched dislike of mimes
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also intrenched
as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off
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Recent Examples of entrenched
Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
As power players become more entrenched with their own priorities and vested interests, policy disagreements will likely deepen.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Family therapy can also be valuable for addressing entrenched relational patterns.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Money, union power The push to remove Corpus cannot be separated from entrenched financial and political interests.
—Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump isn't responsible for such long-term trends as Beijing's determination to rival the United States in global influence, or Putin's evolution to an entrenched authoritarian with expansionist ambitions.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The longer and more entrenched duopoly of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal offers a counterpoint.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After decades of entrenched hostility, there are early, though admittedly fragile, signals that both Lebanon and Syria may be reconsidering their approach to Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The next election may well determine whether that trend is entrenched or reversed.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
For these men, the idea of another 40-something woman still deeply entrenched in parenting may not be appealing.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Namely, that the world is full of structural injustice so deeply entrenched that a single protagonist cannot effect lasting and meaningful change against the powers that be.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Since embracing free-market economics in the early 1990s, India has liberalized large sections of its economy, but the country’s distrust of global trade remains deeply entrenched.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Just as Lachlan is entrenched at Fox, at Paramount another scion, David Ellison, is asserting himself, preparing for what will likely be a decades-long run atop a legendary studio and the owner of CBS.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
State constitutions likewise entrenched robust jury rights.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In a sign of entrenched woes facing the world’s second-largest economy, data released this week showed factory output and consumption rising in August at their weakest pace in around a year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
As power players become more entrenched with their own priorities and vested interests, policy disagreements will likely deepen.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Family therapy can also be valuable for addressing entrenched relational patterns.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Money, union power The push to remove Corpus cannot be separated from entrenched financial and political interests.
—Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump isn't responsible for such long-term trends as Beijing's determination to rival the United States in global influence, or Putin's evolution to an entrenched authoritarian with expansionist ambitions.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The longer and more entrenched duopoly of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal offers a counterpoint.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After decades of entrenched hostility, there are early, though admittedly fragile, signals that both Lebanon and Syria may be reconsidering their approach to Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Philanthropic support, untied to narrow deliverables, can enable scientists to cross the disciplinary silos that federal agencies often reinforce — silos that reflect not just bureaucratic divisions but also entrenched cultural differences across the sciences.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The next election may well determine whether that trend is entrenched or reversed.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
For these men, the idea of another 40-something woman still deeply entrenched in parenting may not be appealing.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Namely, that the world is full of structural injustice so deeply entrenched that a single protagonist cannot effect lasting and meaningful change against the powers that be.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Since embracing free-market economics in the early 1990s, India has liberalized large sections of its economy, but the country’s distrust of global trade remains deeply entrenched.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Just as Lachlan is entrenched at Fox, at Paramount another scion, David Ellison, is asserting himself, preparing for what will likely be a decades-long run atop a legendary studio and the owner of CBS.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
State constitutions likewise entrenched robust jury rights.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrenched
Adjective
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Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before the Big Bang, the Universe wasn’t dominated by matter or radiation, but by energy inherent to space itself, in a phase known as cosmic inflation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her pain is rooted less in the burdens of motherhood and more in the void that emerges in her grief.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last Rites is rooted heavily in Annabelle Comes Home (2019), focusing on Judy and the Warrens, somewhat sidelining the Smurl family.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The rise of the bias cut was a silhouette on which Robbins wanted to focus, imbuing the fluid style with elements of luxury and glamour intrinsic to the aristocracy.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Warren Buffett famously looks for intrinsic value rather than the current mood of the market.—
Jack Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon—it is already embedded in healthcare systems.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Klarna has expanded to hundreds of thousands of merchants and embedded itself in internet browsers and digital wallets as an alternative to credit cards.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Howe’s first-choice midfield of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton was both very settled and very, very good.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Galicich said Sophia was shot in her left temporal lobe and the bullet remains lodged in her right occipital lobe.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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In February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an arrest detainer requesting local authorities notify ICE before Cucol-Bol is released, the agency told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the fragrance dries down, all the sparkle and hard-core coconut evaporate.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The hard-core Irish fan had his own solo comedy tour for the past year that sold out Madison Square Garden.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Among confirmed titles are the studies of democracy and the democratic process.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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If 42 days passes without a confirmed infection, that chain of contagiousness is generally considered broken, explains Gabriel Benavidez, an epidemiologist at Baylor University in Texas.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Entrenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrenched. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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