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also intrench
as in to imbed
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off
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Recent Examples of entrench
Economists worry inflation has become entrenched above the Federal Reserve’s target, even as President Donald Trump’s policies around tariffs and immigration threaten to exacerbate it.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The Padres have Fernando Tatis Jr. entrenched at that position, and Jackson Merrill in center field.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The party says it is focused on entrenching its mobilization of women to get more of them into leadership positions at lower levels of politics.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has also entrenched its officials into the U.S. Treasury, the General Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management and the Small Business Administration.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The Padres have Fernando Tatis Jr. entrenched at that position, and Jackson Merrill in center field.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The party says it is focused on entrenching its mobilization of women to get more of them into leadership positions at lower levels of politics.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has also entrenched its officials into the U.S. Treasury, the General Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management and the Small Business Administration.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrench
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What’s more, she’s now embedded in a family of vampires who keep emphasizing how good her blood smells.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Some companies, such as Unilever and Microsoft, have adopted inclusive talent and leadership development frameworks without explicitly labeling them as DEI programs, ensuring their principles remain embedded without drawing unnecessary political backlash. 4.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Popovich will try to return to the sidelines next season and everyone will be heavily rooting to his return.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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That conviction was rooted largely in the testimony of Justin Sneed, an adolescent maintenance man, who beat Van Treese to death with a baseball bat.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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But instead of leaving the area, Mr. Jafri became involved in politics to fight for India’s secular traditions, and helped established the Gulberg Society, a Muslim housing complex in the majority Hindu area.—
Hari Kumar,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Washington also established the tradition that presidents typically leave the capital and public office and go home.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Feb. 2025
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Bosh had to be hospitalized because several of the clots broke free and ended up lodged in his lungs.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The previous attack on Black and her puppy also set the groundwork for more serious charges being lodged against the Withers in the Echelbarger case.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The shot by Eduard Löwen hit the post, then St. Louis put it in the back of the net on a rebound, but it was called offside.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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But the workers are wrestling with whether having these data will put Americans in danger of being targeted by their own government, the employee said.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Second time around Where President Joe Biden responded to national exhaustion with Trump after the Republican’s first term by trying to stay off Americans’ screens and out of their lives as much as possible, Trump has ingrained himself in the national culture.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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After working within the heart of the specialty coffee industry for the majority of my professional career (13+ years), quality and efficacy are ingrained within our ethos at Balance Coffee.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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In addition to farmers, other Americans and American goods (e.g., medical products, water supplies, farming equipment) are directly impacted.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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House said the biggest concern for the company is all of these actions that appear relatively minimal, including on suppliers, combining to negatively impact the automaker’s business.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Earnings statements from mega-hyperscales such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta also instilled confidence, as both firms committed to multi-billion dollar investments following the tech sell-off.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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For Andy, his decision to pay his sister’s rent was a natural extension of the values their late mother instilled in him.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Entrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrench. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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