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adjective

variants also intrenched
as in deep
firmly established over time I have an entrenched dislike of mimes

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verb

variants also intrenched
past tense of entrench
as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off

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Recent Examples of entrenched
Adjective
Armored tanks first played a useful role in helping break through entrenched battlefield lines during the final years of World War I more than a century ago. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 No changes for the top offensive line, where Morgan Moses remains entrenched at right tackle and first-round rookie Caleb Lomu is taking the majority of his snaps as the backup right tackle. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 His argument, however, is being met by mounting concerns over the organization of the upcoming elections and the country’s entrenched and predatory political culture. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Yet 60 years later, Chicago has become entrenched as a popular musical powerhouse. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Seven months into the job, Whittingham is about to become one of the most entrenched figures in the Michigan leadership structure. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Continuous competition also prevents any single contractor or technology from becoming too entrenched to challenge (another chokepoint). — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelenskyy siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — ABC News, 22 July 2026
Verb
Stout may only be entering his second season but he is entrenched as the third cornerback, lining up against slot receivers in the 49ers’ nickel package. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 His command of celebrity culture — its secrets, scandals, and machinations — was already firmly entrenched. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 With Jack Campbell, who signed a 4-year, $81 million contract extension this offseason, entrenched at middle linebacker, White will look to push for a starting job at one of the outside spots. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Finance theory, institutional incentives, and short-term measurement systems remain deeply entrenched. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Financially because China is historically deeply entrenched in life there. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Women’s lack of body literacy and what we are taught from a young age about enduring pain, both directly and overtly, is widespread and deeply entrenched. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 30 July 2026 Darlington’s annual Southern 500 is entrenched on Labor Day weekend, and that race sliding back as the regular-season finale is solely due to how the calendar falls next year. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Perhaps most important, pro-worker AI could create good service jobs for workers who aren’t college educated, and thus begin to uproot the inequality that has been entrenched in the postindustrial economy. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrenched
  1. deep
  2. rooted
  3. inherent
  4. embedded
  5. lodged
Adjective
  • Many of his supporters harbor deep frustration and anger at the American for-profit healthcare system.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deep
Verb
  • After it is rooted into the native soil, water the sod deeply and less frequently.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of rooted
Adjective
  • Quite often, the old pics are dated in their morals and arrive with inherent themes which are more baggage than their worth for the studio when trying to pull in a pluralistic audience.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That experience helped Rhys recognize the inherent volatility of an actor’s career.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of inherent
Verb
  • Nvidia also built a software ecosystem around its chips, including its CUDA programming platform, making its hardware deeply embedded in the development of AI applications.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the past should not be disaggregated to serve a modern agenda; Russia was embedded in both Europe and Asia and was crucially shaped by its twentieth-century Cold War rivalry with the United States.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of embedded
Verb
  • These are among the roughly 2,000 complaints consumers have lodged with US auto safety regulators describing problems with glitchy rearview camera systems, a figure that’s surged recently.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Other is not modern; its features are to be regarded as lodged in an era that is over and done with.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodged

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