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also engrained
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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also engrained
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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
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 May 2025
This impressive number shows how ingrained credit cards are in modern financial habits, indicating a strong connection between their popularity with consumers and their comfort in using them.
—Rick Watkin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The legislation may also face an uphill battle in rural, lower-population states where driving—and driving fast—is deeply ingrained in daily life and culture.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
At a large academic center, such as all the large cancer centers, clinical trials are deeply ingrained into patient care – and without clinical trials, advances in delivery of care to patients will not be made.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
Yet 30,000 fans crammed in front of their secondary stage singing not just the ingrained hits, but deep album cuts as well.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 May 2025
This impressive number shows how ingrained credit cards are in modern financial habits, indicating a strong connection between their popularity with consumers and their comfort in using them.
—Rick Watkin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The legislation may also face an uphill battle in rural, lower-population states where driving—and driving fast—is deeply ingrained in daily life and culture.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
At a large academic center, such as all the large cancer centers, clinical trials are deeply ingrained into patient care – and without clinical trials, advances in delivery of care to patients will not be made.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrained
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On the contrary, the power of the purse is reserved to Congress, and the President has no inherent authority to override Congress's will on domestic spending decisions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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Loro Piana’s connection to the equestrian world was inherent from the very beginning, with brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio Loro Piana, the former co-owners of the Maison, both passoniate riders.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Prominent investors like Warren Buffett remain wary, emphasizing Bitcoin’s lack of intrinsic value and the possibility of regulatory crackdowns.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The successful release once again proved the intrinsic value of Black content and the importance of creating meaningful marketing moments that lead to movements.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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As men turned to practical, less frivolous garments, their shoe heels also remained sensible — though not for women, whose heel heights were imbued with complex social and political implications with every added or subtracted half-inch.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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As many transgender people know, even the most mundane objects — a necktie, a name badge, a dress — can be imbued with intense personal meaning.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
13 Mar. 2025
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To thank Murph, Wetzel bought her a pistol engraved with their names and the song’s title that took three months to make.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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The case—built from wood species living in The Glen Grant Distillery’s Garden of Splendours—is engraved with Himalayan Blue Poppies, which have grown in the garden for almost 140 years.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some of them, though, are embedded in that seabed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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This certificate, embedded as metadata in the document, would create an unalterable record of its authenticity and source.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In that case, a state court ruled that Montana had violated young residents’ constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by promoting fossil fuel development.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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And, in his final major act as president, Mr. López Obrador signed into law a slate of constitutional amendments that overhauled Mexico’s judicial system.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition, there is a growing concern around AI and its potential impact, thus increasing the likelihood of ambiguity becoming deeply entrenched in the workforce.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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With a Labour government entrenched until at least 2029, that’s unlikely to happen anytime, but the big brands are also big planners, and always thinking about the success of the next generation.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrained. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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