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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San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey etched himself into the vast history of Major League Baseball on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025 -
There are 46 names etched in stone on Main Street near City Hall in Hazard.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Caracol Archaeological Project / University of Houston Many pieces of pottery were engraved.—
Kerry Breen
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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These pint-sized, four-wheeled models were made from clay, and their outer surfaces were engraved with a wickerwork pattern reminiscent of the basketry used by mining communities at the time.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
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These useless jobs in turn breed further useless work.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.—
Rudy Molinek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The compact device that's designed to be implanted under the skin only weighs 0.07 oz (2 g), and features a tiny reservoir for glucagon, a hormone that stimulates your liver to release glucose into your bloodstream.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
10 July 2025
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The family relocated from Vancouver to Toronto's SickKids Hospital, one of only three centers in Canada equipped to implant a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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At the time, this was assumed in some quarters to be related to the decision to replace driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto as Pierre Gasly’s team-mate in a 2025 season where Alpine is rooted to the bottom of the constructors’ championship.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Take cuttings from woody herbs, such as rosemary and lavender, and root them in a well-draining medium, like perlite or moist sand.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
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The organization has already changed laws in 21 states—red, blue, and purple—working across political divides to embed economic justice into survivor support systems.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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These roles ensure her presence remains embedded in the strategic direction of the brand, even as day-to-day editorial oversight transitions to a new generation.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Infix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infix. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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