1
as in to suffuse
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 to plant
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 inculcate
This is a unique public-private partnership effort which involves conservation organizations such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to inculcate environmental education across the country.
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.
—Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
This approach, driven by the following strategies, can help inculcate a culture of innovation and transform teams into innovation champions.
—Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculcate
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The news people are announcing on repeat a mantra suffused with an English lilt in their mouths, that the fires haven’t gorged themselves on the rainforests like this in over half a century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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What makes the series so delightful is Osman’s wicked sense of humor, and the empathy suffused throughout.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Louis Thuillier was distraught by his inability to know the plight of his subjects; to view the photographs from the distance of a century can imbue the viewer with a similar melancholy.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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By creating a fuller picture which centers Medusa in her own story, Hynes creates a more dexterous Medusa, one imbued with more agency and less tragedy.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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To buy reefs a little extra time, scientists are breeding both algae and corals to withstand more heat; some of this work is taking place in Florida.—
Rafe Pomerance,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Although the passenger pigeon was reported to have nested in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Mississippi, there are no records of breeding in Arkansas.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The premise of this all-foam mattress is the use of green tea and charcoal infused in its memory foam layers to keep out moisture that could result in germ and odor buildup.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Get creative: Try infusing water with fruit or herbs for a better taste.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
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While the passion for football is instilled in the identities of so many nations that comprise the continent, and the women who play football, the sport hasn’t always been as accessible for women (and, in many ways, that still rings true today).—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Waite also instills a firmwide mission of helping clients live more intentional and generous lives.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The event is also streaming on the PBS app, PBS.org and on PBS’ YouTube channel, which is embedded below.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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McGraw recently attracted attention when the show had a camera embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during immigration raids in Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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At the time, this was assumed in some quarters to be related to the decision to replace driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto as Pierre Gasly’s team-mate in a 2025 season where Alpine is rooted to the bottom of the constructors’ championship.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Take cuttings from woody herbs, such as rosemary and lavender, and root them in a well-draining medium, like perlite or moist sand.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
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