1
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade
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2
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win
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Regardless of how the rest of Thornton’s career plays out, she’ll be forever etched in the Valkyries’ record books.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025 -
The earworm of a theme song and classic scenes are etched into the very fiber of the park.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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The old sandy beach was converted into open space where the county is planting native vegetation and creating bioswales and rain gardens, which help reduce runoff.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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In Zone 1, homeowners should remove any flammable vegetation within 30 feet of a structure and focus on planting drought-tolerant and fire-resistant plant species in moderation.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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The special edition iPhone is limited to just seven units, with each one having a unique number engraved on it.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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First, there were delays in getting the stone engraved.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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These useless jobs in turn breed further useless work.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.—
Rudy Molinek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The compact device that's designed to be implanted under the skin only weighs 0.07 oz (2 g), and features a tiny reservoir for glucagon, a hormone that stimulates your liver to release glucose into your bloodstream.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
10 July 2025
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The family relocated from Vancouver to Toronto's SickKids Hospital, one of only three centers in Canada equipped to implant a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Those connections made by Ragsdale were also deeply rooted with other camps in the area.—
Abby Roedel,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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He will be missed at Duke, but Blue Devils fans will continue rooting him on in Dallas.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The organization has already changed laws in 21 states—red, blue, and purple—working across political divides to embed economic justice into survivor support systems.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The strain damages the roots of the hair embedded in the skin in your follicles.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
14 July 2025
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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