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also imbed
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the nails were solidly embedded in those old plaster walls
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Microprocessors supplanted massive, expensive computer systems and eventually became embedded into everything.
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Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
It is estimated that Rubin will generate up to 10 million alerts embedded within 20 terabytes of data every night.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Hamas has embedded itself deeply into Gazan society, and its atrocities are carried out with civilian complicity and civilian assistance.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
But as fires continue to ravage the area, the blazes also reflect—and exacerbate—the disparities embedded in the most mundane tenets of L.A. life.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
It is estimated that Rubin will generate up to 10 million alerts embedded within 20 terabytes of data every night.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Hamas has embedded itself deeply into Gazan society, and its atrocities are carried out with civilian complicity and civilian assistance.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
But as fires continue to ravage the area, the blazes also reflect—and exacerbate—the disparities embedded in the most mundane tenets of L.A. life.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Embed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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