entrench
verb (used with object)
to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly.
entrenching
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present participleof entrench.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Advanced Micro Devices is further entrenching itself with Big Tech customers — and investors are cheering even without knowing the financial details of the company’s latest deal extension.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the situation risks entrenching trends that had already turned Kuwait—which flourished in the 1960s and 1970s—into something of an also-ran in the region after it struggled to rebound from the 1990 Iraq invasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
"The more mpox circulation we permit, the more opportunities the virus has to recombine and adapt, further entrenching mpox virus as a human pathogen that is not going away," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
It also risks further entrenching big pharma, which can afford to move its manufacturing and shift supply chains on whim.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Grant had been criticized for not entrenching at Pittsburg Landing; Halleck, it seemed, was determined to entrench himself all the way from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
