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embrace

[em-breys] / ɛmˈbreɪs /


NOUN
hug
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I watch his friends embrace from a bench at the back of the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A muppet is being pressured to abandon neutrality and embrace sports tribalism.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

In an excerpt from his new book, the vice president reflects on how the death of the young conservative activist influenced his family to embrace a new life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Now they can embrace this new institutional knowledge with judgment and experience that can help them bring the best of both worlds.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“Josey!” she cried, jumping up to embrace me.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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