as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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The president was planning to suspend refugee resettlement, and end birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution under the 14th Amendment.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Funds to encourage electric-vehicle sales and manufacturing were enshrined in legislation that the president cannot unilaterally repeal.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
More unusually, Trump and his administration have talked about going after birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment for children who were born in the country.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit asserts that any ban on mandatory meetings infringes the employers’ free-speech rights as enshrined in the 1st Amendment.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Funds to encourage electric-vehicle sales and manufacturing were enshrined in legislation that the president cannot unilaterally repeal.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
More unusually, Trump and his administration have talked about going after birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment for children who were born in the country.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit asserts that any ban on mandatory meetings infringes the employers’ free-speech rights as enshrined in the 1st Amendment.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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