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as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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Recent Examples of inculcated
Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal.
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There is wide speculation that people will come to embrace new ways to interact with AI, including through new types of wearable or embedded devices.—
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His defeat of 82-year-old Harrison Ford crystallized the Academy’s wholesale rejection of celebrity currency in favor of embedded, touching work.—
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One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.—
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
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Best Actor in a Motion Picture winner Timothée Chalamet planted a sweet kiss on his partner, Kylie Jenner.—
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Regardless of the type, magnolias benefit from winter protection, especially if they are planted at the lower end of their zone range.—
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Pilar, a former Ford Agency model and actress, instilled confidence and poise in her kids from an early age.—
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Michelle reflected on how both of her parents instilled confidence in her from a young age which unquestionably informs her style sensibility to date.—
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For Martinez, the heart of the play lies in connection, honesty, and the truth Lopez has imbued in the characters’ lives.—
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His grandparents imbued his childhood with tales about the strip of land at the center of a Cherokee town built by their ancestors more than 1,000 years ago.—
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Doing so bred hope for more days like Monday, when an overflow crowd stood inside a stuffy press conference room to witness, perhaps, the beginning of Crane’s vision.—
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The findings indicate that not only are adults present, but the species has successfully bred and repopulated the area.—
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Iran is a theocratic republic rooted ideologically in Shiite Islam while Venezuela is a socialist and secular regime.—
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These institutions are rooted here because Illinois and Chicago are integral to their brand, talent pipeline and mission.—
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Leaving the door closed for around another five minutes allows the steam to circulate and loosen ingrained grime on the interior surfaces of your microwave.—
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The dysfunction of the franchise from ownership down is so ingrained that Saleh’s 20-36 record from 2021 and into 2024 isn’t likely to be held against him.—
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“Inculcated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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