Meaning & use
embed
To fix something firmly and deeply into a surrounding mass or surface.
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Tiny shards of glass were embedded in the tire after it ran over the bottle.
The reporter was embedded with the infantry unit for the final weeks of the campaign.
A note on using this word
In journalism and the military, an 'embedded' reporter travels and lives alongside troops to report firsthand.
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