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entrench

verb

in-ˈtrench

variants also intrench

Definition of entrench

as in to root

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 entrench The Houthis are entrenched, battle-hardened and know the mountainous terrain. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 By the seventies, radio letters had become deeply entrenched in rural Argentinean life and culture, especially in Patagonia. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Both questions surrounding special interests underscored the extent to which the pair has been entrenched in politics for decades, even as Jackson presents himself as the outsider taking on the ultimate insider. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Mars will be in Leo all month, and the tense standoff between Mars and Pluto will exacerbate an existing rivalry and entrench a growing conflict rather than de-escalate it. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrench

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Maybe because their connection was so deeply rooted, the proposal resonated with a complete stranger.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Chinese team proposes embedding the radar antenna, control components and associated equipment inside the aircraft’s wing.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Unlike the malware embedded in phone firmware, these Google Play apps lacked the elevated system privileges needed to silently install other applications.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Typically, criminal cases for conduct that occurred well in the past — as this one alleges — are lodged through an indictment, not a criminal complaint.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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