INOCULATING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inoculating

verb

present participle of inoculate

as in suffusing

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world

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Recent Examples of inoculating Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll. — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025 Creating the haze is a delicate science, one that usually involves using higher-protein grains like oats and wheat, inoculating with a yeast strain that produces fruity aromas, and adding hops just the right moment during fermentation. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2024

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But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Armani Beauty updated the formula for mature skin, infusing it with skincare ingredients that help to keep complexions luminous and plump during wear.

— Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026
As the significance of the whole project to Leigh became clear, O’Flynn found that grief infusing the work.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists.

— Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

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