enshrines

verb

present tense third-person singular of enshrine
as in elevates
to assign a high status or value to some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar

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Recent Examples of enshrines While there are exceptions, this prevents teams from ever falling under the control of a single, external investor and enshrines supporters as stakeholders to whom, ultimately, those who make decisions are accountable. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026 One law enshrines Torah study as a foundational state value in a Basic Law, a move that critics say lays the constitutional groundwork for exemptions to survive future Supreme Court challenges. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 And that the story of America — the story this center enshrines — is still being written, one act of community at a time. — Jenan Mohajir, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Public media protections House Bill 4420 enshrines the editorial independence of public radio and television stations affiliated with Illinois colleges and universities. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Their multispecies map is a…blueprint that enshrines the right to roam for the entire animal kingdom. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Kentucky law enshrines this requirement for every legal horse racing wager in the state, whether at a Churchill Downs window or through an app. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Thankfully, in the United States, the Constitution enshrines the right to keep and bear arms. — Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 Melbourne cafe owner Michael Hannah looks over the half-empty lunchtime tables and frets how much worse things will be when the state government enshrines a world-first right to work-from-home later this year. — Joe Flynn, Bloomberg, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrines
  1. elevates
  2. promotes
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  • Beni Rugs’ founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia decided to integrate this into their latest collection, Chelsea, which elevates their product to true, slow luxury status.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Moonbug executives know that this will be a pivotal moment for the franchise, one that elevates it in a way that nothing has before.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of elevates
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  • Knowing the exceptions are happening should be the first step toward addressing those exceptions in a way that supports caregiving staff and promotes quality service.
    — Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • To support that conclusion, Gates cites a demand in Washburn’s petition to CWP that would prohibit the council from doing any outreach that promotes the role of hunting in wildlife management fully six months before an election.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of promotes

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“Enshrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrines. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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