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as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly
upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world
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as in adopted
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated
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as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a sleepy village embraced by low hills
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Recent Examples of embraced
However, baseball has now fully embraced technologies such as data analytics and AI for performance analysis.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Two readers left five-star reviews and shared their own freezer methods, so this is certainly a technique embraced by the Southern Living community.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The members of Luki embraced the idea with great enthusiasm and were incredibly supportive from the very beginning.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
In an exclusive clip from their conversation below, which was shared with PEOPLE before the interview airs, Lara asks Hines how those close to her responded when Kennedy fully embraced MAGA.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In response to the rise of long-running hits and renewed attention on catalog music, a Back Catalog category has also been created to honor works that continue to be embraced over time.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Stocks bounced off their lowest levels of the day on Friday as investors bought the dip and embraced hopes that the US government shutdown — which became the longest in history this week — might come to an end soon.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Orban has been embraced by many prominent American conservatives over his positions on immigration and LGBTQ issues, and has spoken several times at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Most important, the director (who was also responsible for 2022’s streaming-release Predator entry, Prey) has clearly embraced this whole universe and thought its details through.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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After Beck’s winning TD an assistant coach on the sideline hugged Cristobal from behind but the head coach broke free and wanted none if that -- because Ole Miss and gifted QB Trinidad Chambliss had the ball left without about a half-minute left.—
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After taking the 27-24 lead, an assistant went up to the head coach and hugged him from behind while smiling from ear to ear.—
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But in the second season of the series, which wrapped last Sunday, a new sense of uncertainty, reflection, and maturity grips the central characters, making for even better television.—
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Our weeklong tester was wrapped in Velvet Red Pearl paint, deep and rich in style.—
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Now, for about five years, she's adopted the method for herself.—
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Many use-of-force policies adopted by police departments endorse that principle.—
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The Charlotte area welcomed 33 million visitors during the last fiscal period.—
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Pass protection faltered, the run game stalled and Love couldn’t find a rhythm through the air as Green Bay welcomed Chicago back into the game and the Bears once again took advantage to end their archrival’s season in stunning fashion.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
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Michael was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 4th, surrounded by his entire family in Los Angeles, California.—
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Centered around an azure alpine lake and surrounded by a network of more than 460 trails, Wanaka is a haven for kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing.—
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Smith sits poised, contemplative, his hands clasped together.—
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The 41-year-old Monterey Park resident clasped a cup of hot chocolate.—
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This means that heavy elements like rock and metal are dissolved and encased in a thick mantle of metallic hydrogen enveloped in a massive atmospheric cloak of multi-colored clouds of ammonium hydrosulphide.—
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While Walz is not implicated in the fraud issues, the reality that the schemes have become an urgent problem under his watch has enveloped talk of the Minnesotan governor's future political ambitions.—
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“Embraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embraced. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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