entrain

verb

Definition of entrainnext
as in to get in

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Recent Examples of entrain Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 To keep dirt particles kicked up by the beater brush entrained in the airstream, the air needed to move fast. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2025 If a bunch of grandfather clocks are put in room together, for example, the biggest amplitude signal will entrain the others. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 In the inner solar system—this side of Jupiter—the proximity of the sun causes both free-floating water and water entrained on bodies like asteroids to flash into vapor. — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for entrain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrain
  1. get in
  2. enplane
Verb
  • Canada gets in their way, an obstacle to their hegemonic fantasies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But in the end, too many obstacles got in the way, including the government shutdown and the Pineapple Express storm in December 2025 that damaged one of the ski lifts.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of get in
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  • All told, 626,110 passengers were either enplaned or deplaned at CVG last month, up from 576,859 passengers in February 2019.
    — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Definition of enplane

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“Entrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrain. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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