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Synonyms for entrench
ɛnˈtrɛntʃen·trench
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Wiktionary
entrenchverb
To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
Synonyms:
trenchentrenchverb
Synonyms:
dig inentrenchverb
Synonyms:
consolidate
Princeton's WordNet
entrench, intrenchverb
fix firmly or securely
impinge, encroach, entrench, trenchverb
impinge or infringe upon
"This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
Synonyms:
dig in, ditch, trench, encroach, intrench, infringe, impingeentrench, dig inverb
occupy a trench or secured area
"The troops dug in for the night"
Synonyms:
intrench, pitch in, trench, impinge, encroach, dig in
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#6900 | anchor | |
#12637 | consolidate | |
#15831 | ditch | |
#19281 | trench | |
#27548 | infringe | |
#73687 | impinge | |
#76987 | encroach | |
#114006 | entrench |
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Russia would be free to use a ceasefire to only further entrench their positions in Ukraine to rebuild, refit and refresh their forces so that they can restart attacks on Ukraine at a time of their choosing. neither Moscow nor Kyiv appear ready to make the concessions needed to bring the war to an end, and that is not something Beijing can fundamentally change.
Reducing the sort of negative earned media from 'Bernie or bust' type of voters, because she is the overwhelming preference of Bernie supporters, while also helping entrench those gains in suburbs, is an asset.
In the short term, you have the immediate threat of ISIS. But in the long term, the deeper threat is to Iraq’s ability to be free and independent of Iran, dependence on the Shia militias, who have sworn allegiance to the ayatollah, is a problem. The Popular Liberation Forces number about 70,000, including a core of 15,000 hardened fighters who most recently did battle at Tehran’s behest in Syria, where they fought Al Qaeda, ISIS and the Free Syrian Army, Rick Brennan said. Iraq may need their help now, but giving them an official role in the fight against ISIS could further entrench them as both a political and military force within Iraq, Rick Brennan said.
He used the pardon as a tool to entrench himself in power and to subvert the legal system.
The problem is, when you buy oil from Venezuela, essentially what you're doing is you're putting dollars in to prop up the economy and more entrench the Maduro regime, and at the same time, the only reason why this regime is existing at all, is on life support, is because of support from the Chinese, the Russians and the Cubans. So you have really the most detestable regime in Latin America that’s basically subsisting on these external actors.
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