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Definition
firmly within
in various senses, including:
- firmly stuck into — as a thorn into a finger
- enclosed within — as a fossil within a rock
- implanted as a part — sometimes specifically of a reporter living with a military unit
- From the ground, Meg scooped up a frozen black peach and threw it with such force it embedded itself in the spirit's forehead, knocking him down.p. 58.3
- The arrow embedded itself up to the fletching in the ant's forehead.p. 256.9
- The arrow embedded itself in the packed earth with a dull thunk.p. 261.5
- We flattened ourselves against Mama's armored head as she smashed through the trees, leaving a thousand wooden splinters embedded in my back.p. 315.9
There are no more uses of "embedded" in The Hidden Oracle.
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