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Pushing the Limits
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- I clutched the dog tags, Aires' name and serial number embedding in my palm.†
p. 15.2embedding = putting firmly within
- If she gave her body to me, would I be able to let go or would I be sucked into that black veil, hooks embedded into my skin, sentenced to death by the emotion I reserved for my brothers—love?†
p. 161.3embedded = firmly within; or placed firmly within
- Echo, the girl embedded in my brain.†
p. 175.9
- Every large chunk embedded in my muscles sliced like hot coals and every tiny shard knifed its edges into my skin.†
p. 245.9 *
- Her tone indicated she'd rather embed nails in her forehead than return to that.†
p. 283.7embed = place firmly within
- Crow's-feet were embedded around her eyes and lines framed the sides of her mouth.†
p. 326.6embedded = firmly within; or placed firmly within
Definitions:
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(1)
(embedded) firmly within; or placed withinin 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
- integrated in hardware -- as of a computer chip
- firmly set within -- as of a character trait
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)