embed
verb (used with object)
to fix into a surrounding mass.
have embedded
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present perfectof embed.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since the 1990s, many towns in countries across Europe, including in Germany and Austria, have embedded small brass plaques in the streets in memory of Jews and other victims of Nazi atrocities.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
That stance at times has frustrated administration officials, who have embedded Anthropic’s tools widely across the government even as they were bothered about the company wanting to exert control over how they are used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
But it is always fun to note which actors have embedded themselves so deeply in their characters that the public may not be aware of their actual origins or accents.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2023
In Khartoum, where the RSF have embedded themselves in several neighbourhoods, some fear that if they leave their homes paramilitary fighters will move in.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023
Its equally famous forecourt is paved with cement squares into which stars have embedded handprints, footprints and signatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
