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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Recent Examples of enshrine
New York just saw the successful passage of a ballot initiative which enshrines anti-discrimination protections for various people—including transgender community members—into the state constitution.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
These were formative moments for London, the sensory details enshrined into memory.
—Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
North Carolina voters will see a constitutional amendment on their ballot in 2026, after lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that will allow voters to decide whether to enshrine voter ID requirements into the state constitution.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Here are five takeaways from the deal: Terms of the deal
The terms of the deal build on a 2006 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that was enshrined in the United Nations Security Council — requiring no military presence in the territory between Israel and the Litani River in Lebanon.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
These were formative moments for London, the sensory details enshrined into memory.
—Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
North Carolina voters will see a constitutional amendment on their ballot in 2026, after lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that will allow voters to decide whether to enshrine voter ID requirements into the state constitution.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Here are five takeaways from the deal: Terms of the deal
The terms of the deal build on a 2006 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that was enshrined in the United Nations Security Council — requiring no military presence in the territory between Israel and the Litani River in Lebanon.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrine. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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