1
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade
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2
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win
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The illustrations themselves are saw-pierced from silver or etched and enameled on copper, which results in a deep red color.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Crime and punishment get etched into the public imagination largely through media reproduction of figures like Alex and Luigi.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Knowing when to plant in specific hardiness zones is important to maximize the spring season's potential.—
JJ Hensley,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Restoring Koala Habitats As part of a Wild Australia Expedition, NPE ensures that a portion of each trip supports the Koala Clancy Foundation, an initiative working to plant 300,000 trees by 2030 to restore koala habitats on private lands.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The stones, which were too badly damaged in the fire to reuse, weigh roughly 800 grams each and have been engraved with the silhouette of the iconic structure’s main façade.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Oscar trophies were now circulating the room, as winners had finally finished making their party rounds — all stopping at Governors Ball to get their awards engraved.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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The animals breed and grow quickly, their organs are about the right size, and there aren’t many pathogens that infect both pigs and people.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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The market turbulence underscores a fundamental truth: uncertainty breeds volatility.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rather than implant the standard recommended two embryos, Dr. Kamrava would implant six.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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This required surgically implanting acoustic tags that could transmit data via satellite and cannot be easily dislodged during the study period.—
Priya Shukla,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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All of these choices root us in Nancy’s unsettled psyche, upending earlier assumptions about her personality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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Birds tend to root through the lower quality food and toss it around looking for their favorite bits, emptying feeders faster.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For chemistry - what harmful chemicals enter the world during manufacturing or are embedded within a material and are then released during use or at end of life?—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Next, Adams encouraged hospitals to empower health care providers to have better conversations with patients and to embed public health information in every encounter.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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