The enemy was entrenched all around the capital.
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Entrenched
Synonyms for "entrenched" (47 found)
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14 entriesbureaucratic inertiacementcultural conservatismdeep-seated prejudicedefensive trenchdig-in positionearthworkshabitual practicehardwireingrainingrained biasinstitutional resistancesiege linetrench network
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10 entriesdeeply entrenchedentrenched attitudesentrenched beliefsentrenched bureaucracyentrenched ideologyentrenched inentrenched interestsentrenched normsentrenched positionentrenched system
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We had to run the gauntlet of entrenched defenders.
Source: tatoeba (2027622)
The post-war economic development of vanquished nations can be rapid if they are not looted by the victors. For this there are two reasons. First, everything has not been destroyed: some things are merely broken; and a relatively small effort of rehabilitation is multiplied by the value of what remains serviceable. Second is the disabling of entrenched power structures, which often stand as a bar to progress.
Source: tatoeba (2040450)
Yes, in America, there is too much money in politics; too much entrenched partisanship; too little participation by citizens, in part because of a patchwork of laws that makes it harder to vote.
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