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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority
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also engrained
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as in inculcated
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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Recent Examples of ingrained
Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Anyone with control of that much – and who declares an end to fact checking – is worrisome, especially when the Meta empire is so ingrained in our lives.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Ageism — discrimination and prejudice based on someone's age — is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
The vast majority of Singaporeans live in affordable public housing that's subsidized by the government, and the food scene revolves around hawker centers, or food courts with cheap eats and community seating that's so ingrained in the culture, it's recognized and protected by UNESCO.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Political speech is so ingrained in this country’s culture that speakers find ways around campaign finance laws.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Anyone with control of that much – and who declares an end to fact checking – is worrisome, especially when the Meta empire is so ingrained in our lives.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Ageism — discrimination and prejudice based on someone's age — is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
The vast majority of Singaporeans live in affordable public housing that's subsidized by the government, and the food scene revolves around hawker centers, or food courts with cheap eats and community seating that's so ingrained in the culture, it's recognized and protected by UNESCO.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
Adjective
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In today’s digital world, there are inherent tools for marketers in search of a wider and more targeted audience.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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While a qubit can hold multiple values at the same time, it is burdened by an inherent problem.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But the label’s intrinsic modernity also seems to happily coexist with its deep, winding roots.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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Laura Jackson, ethereal in Danielle Frankel’s semi-custom lace, imbued her summer wedding in Maine with a poetic nod to her mother’s bridal legacy.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the concept centers on the character of Prince Adam of Eternia who, thanks to his Power Sword, turns into the muscular He-Man and is imbued with superhuman strength and abilities.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In that work, two black granite walls are engraved with the names of Americans who died in the Vietnam War, which in his campaign Carter promised to move the country past.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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The $9,000 Rolex Submariner, engraved with Reeves’ name, turned up in a police raid on four houses in Santiago.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Beyond the emotional capital, the routines, memories and habits intertwined with the relationship become deeply embedded in daily life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Microsoft Copilot is now embedded in nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies, as consumers turned to ChatGPT and Perplexity to do their shopping for them.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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India has used a mix of improvisation, co-optation, and coercion to control the northeast, often betraying its own constitutional values in the process.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The court found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As the faithful hold it, La Virgen imprinted herself on the Nahua man Juan Diego’s cloak, or tilma, by way of out-of-season roses.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
12 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation banning the possession, sale, purchase, receipt or transfer of unfinished firearms if they are not imprinted with a serial number by a federally licensed firearms manufacturer, dealer or federally licensed firearms importer.—
Sam Janesch,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy are entrenched at the corners.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Volpe is entrenched at shortstop and new acquisition Paul Goldschmidt will lock down first base.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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