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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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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
Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The armed forces have never aspired or organized to overthrow the government, and their professional ethos of subordination to civilian control is deeply ingrained.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Sustainability has moved beyond a buzzword, becoming a real and ingrained aspect of modern business operations.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Amanda Lopez Growing up as a first- and second-generation Mexican American in California's capital, Guadalupe was a deeply ingrained part of her daily life.
—Pablo Valdivia, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jim said TikTok is too ingrained in American society and predicted it won’t be banned.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The armed forces have never aspired or organized to overthrow the government, and their professional ethos of subordination to civilian control is deeply ingrained.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Sustainability has moved beyond a buzzword, becoming a real and ingrained aspect of modern business operations.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Amanda Lopez Growing up as a first- and second-generation Mexican American in California's capital, Guadalupe was a deeply ingrained part of her daily life.
—Pablo Valdivia, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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There’s an inherent appeal to library tourism—seeing the places where nations hold their collective knowledge and history.Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Vacancy rates for specialized AI skills like natural language processing (NLP) are as high as 15%, while demand for inherent skills such as continuous learning, resilience, empathy and ethical judgment have surged by 81%.Sander van ‘t Noordende, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In addition to challenging coursework, colleges value intellectual vitality—an intrinsic passion for learning that manifests through independent projects, academic competitions, and research.Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Crypto skeptics say that, unlike most other commodities, bitcoin has no intrinsic use and is not crucial to the functioning of the U.S. economy.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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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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Creative architects tapped into this economical style to imagine structures that were enormous, expressive, and impressive, but they also were imbued with a social spirit of equality, intended to represent democratic values through their material honesty.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
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She was supposed to inhabit a temple of black granite, its walls engraved with scientific formulas and the names of great English writers.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Close attention should be paid to its metal closure and an accompanying medallion that’s been engraved with both the ETRO logo and a Pegaso logo using the same methods employed to mint coins.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 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
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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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The consensus ignored or undermined the constitutional structure that had preserved American freedom and made this country great.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
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Last winter, lawmakers passed four constitutional amendments for the first time.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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But as Pierson would discover, like many reformers before him, that meant changing a mindset that has been entrenched for generations.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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They were entrenched in the community and were heavily involved in protests, with Pam participating in the Selma Marches — three protest marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965, rallying against the system that blocked Black Americans’ right to vote.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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