Meaning & use
Entrained
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Drawn along and carried by a moving current or process, or synchronized to match an external rhythm.
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Fine sediment was entrained in the fast-moving river current.
After a week on the new schedule, her sleep cycle had entrained to the earlier wake time.
A note on using this word
In biology, "entrained" describes how an internal circadian rhythm adjusts to match external cues like light and darkness.
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synchronizedcarried along
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