enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, Sterling Sharpe and Eric Allen were the four players who will be enshrined in Canton this year.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
As if there were any doubt, the Hall of Fame officially announced that the left-hander will be enshrined as a member of the Yankees when the Class of 2025 is inducted on July 27.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
No president in history has unilaterally shuttered an agency formally enshrined in law — let alone deputized his wealthiest donor, Elon Musk, to carry out that task in his name with little oversight or accountability.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
Each baseball community has a story to tell, with many of these towns having one or more former baseball players enshrined in the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
As if there were any doubt, the Hall of Fame officially announced that the left-hander will be enshrined as a member of the Yankees when the Class of 2025 is inducted on July 27.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
No president in history has unilaterally shuttered an agency formally enshrined in law — let alone deputized his wealthiest donor, Elon Musk, to carry out that task in his name with little oversight or accountability.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
Each baseball community has a story to tell, with many of these towns having one or more former baseball players enshrined in the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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