enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Guimaraes, like his team-mates, is forever enshrined in Newcastle’s history, instant legends after their 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Wembley a little over a week ago.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Theresa May’s 2019 government made the UK the first major economy in the world to enshrine net zero in law.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Thus far, 38 states have ratified the amendment, meeting the constitutional threshold (three-quarters) for it to be enshrined in the Constitution.
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Pitino was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, while Calipari was inducted two years later.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Theresa May’s 2019 government made the UK the first major economy in the world to enshrine net zero in law.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Thus far, 38 states have ratified the amendment, meeting the constitutional threshold (three-quarters) for it to be enshrined in the Constitution.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Pitino was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, while Calipari was inducted two years later.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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