entrench
verb
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Synonyms
bed, embed (also imbed), enroot, fix, impact, implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root
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With senior Jalen Thompson entrenched at left cornerback, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound Rockette won the job on the right side in spring practice. — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, "South Alabama’s Devin Rockette ready to turn on jets after return from junior college," 7 Aug. 2019 With Willson Contreras entrenched as the everyday catcher and Martin Maldonado as the defensive specialist, Caratini will at least get some playing time because of his ability to switch hit and play first base. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "5 takeaways from the Cubs-Brewers series, including Kyle Ryan pitching in key situations and the curious case of Jose Quintana," 29 July 2019 With Brazil's Ederson entrenched as Pep Guardiola's No. — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "Manchester City Loans USA GK Zack Steffen to Fortuna Dusseldorf," 9 July 2019 With analytics now entrenched in front offices, teams are placing similar values on free agents and becoming increasingly wary of paying players into their mid-to-late 30s. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "Winter Drags On, With Free Agents Still Waiting by the Phone," 12 Jan. 2018 Four years later, the Islamic State Khorasan is made up of roughly 3,000 fighters and is well resourced, funded, and entrenched in the rural areas of eastern Afghanistan. — Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, "US military and intelligence officials at odds over Islamic State in Afghanistan," 2 Aug. 2019 With Greg Robinson now firmly entrenched as Cleveland’s starting left tackle, the Browns felt comfortable moving on from Harrison, who had developed a reputation for not putting in the work to improve his development. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "Former Arizona Cardinals player Desmond Harrison turns himself in to police after charges," 19 July 2019 Morgan’s generation presented freedom and slavery as the paradox of American history, but Mr. Horn persuasively argues that white Virginians saw no paradox in slavery, approved of by the Bible and already entrenched in the American colonies. — Kathleen Duval, WSJ, "‘1619’ and ‘Marooned’ Review: Filling in Early America’s Blanks," 25 Oct. 2018 At the core of Idlib's predicament is the thousands of jihadists entrenched in the province along with the civilians. — Zeina Karam, Fox News, "Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria," 6 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entrench.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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