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verb

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past tense of embed

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Recent Examples of embedded
Adjective
One New York Times article that cited Gallant’s mangled misquote sourced the words to an op-ed in another outlet, which sourced them to an X post that featured an embedded TikTok video. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024 Brainwaves: Using embedded chips, brainwaves can turn into commands and then into actions. Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
Verb
Two and a half millennia of practice has embedded that same signal in our modern culture, and we are all conditioned to respond positively—and reflexively—to the handshake. Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Today, millions of them highlight how deeply embedded the software has become across AI and other tech sectors. Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for embedded 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embedded
Adjective
  • There’s no fixed end date to that aid, although Joanne Standlee, the nonprofit’s executive director, said funding is always tight.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Uncertainty is the key theme for markets on the eve of Election Day, but fixed income investors say there are a few opportunities to snap up solid yield even as the market holds its breath.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Around the time of her departure, Perrette lodged accusations of an assault or a crime.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Movement of these tokens — which hold no inherent value — prevents ledgering mix-ups like those seen in Synapse, says CEO Hugo Finkelstein.
    Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Yet the inherent looseness of those moments — the playful energy of two giant artists in their prime, tinkering together in the same room — makes Collision Course worth returning to in the years since its release.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Colorado wildlife experts are at odds over whether a ballot measure to ban the hunting of certain wildcats would help or hurt the formidable felines that have long been intrinsic to Rocky Mountain ecosystems.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Kudla said activity and community are intrinsic to the brand’s success.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • And don’t plan on thawing a 12-pound frozen turkey under a time crunch.
    Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Over the years the story has grown to frozen turkeys or even live turkeys out of an airplane, but that is pushing it just a bit.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Chytridiomycosis kills because skin is an integral part of a frog’s cardiovascular system.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The vice president is an integral part of conversation in the village and her image appears on billboards and banners throughout the community.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Smart contracts are immutable, so bugs or security flaws can not easily be corrected, posing risks in terms of both financial losses and legal liability.
    Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Authenticity verification: Blockchain can help verify the authenticity of digital content, providing a defense against deepfakes by creating immutable records of original media.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • That may not be too practical, given how ingrained social media is in our society.
    Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But perhaps no tradition became as ingrained as Día de los Muertos.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Embedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embedded. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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