Verb (used with object) : to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving. ,an incident steeped in mystery.    From Dictionary.com. 

"One person, one vote" is a phrase steeped in history, but it has its limits.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXNews.com] Reference

This is definitely a case of taking a well-known name steeped in arts and crafts history and removing it from its traditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [RVABlogs] Reference

The more elite the unit (likely to see combat) the more "steeped" they are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ain't Got Time To Die] Reference

I grew up in steeped in old-timey gospel music.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Tune?] Reference

And just what political tradition is it "steeped" in?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crooks and Liars] Reference

Claude was to be "steeped" in the atmosphere necessary for the production of his Algerian opera.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Way of Ambition] Reference

Tubridy got upset at that and said it was a 'cheap shot', Hook replied not at all, Tubridy is 'steeped' in Fianna Fáil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politics.ie] Reference

Now, we've seen these kind of steeped-in-skill plays from Malkin before, but he's never provided them as regularly as he did this season.    From Wordnik.com.  [SI.com] Reference

Lieberman's early life was steeped in spirituality.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Soul And The Steel] Reference

They are steeped in affluence and routinely measured for success.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bitter Lessons] Reference

But old systems, steeped in the traditions of feudalism, die hard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Learning To Think] Reference

Rudolph, now 36, was steeped in fringe ideologies from a very young age.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flushed From The Woods] Reference

Then there are "aggressive growth" funds like Janus Twenty, steeped in high tech.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mayhem In Mutual Funds] Reference

You would think that Hollywood would be wary of a film so steeped in drug culture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rock 'N' Roll High School] Reference

Baseball was, of course, the one all-star contest that was steeped in meaningful tradition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: The Problem With All-Star Games] Reference

They'll encounter a population steeped in the culture of hard work and respect for learning.    From Wordnik.com.  [The War--To Cash In] Reference

He had grown up steeped in money and politics; Symington came West looking for more of both.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Defiant Governor Goes To War In The Desert] Reference

Can a Congress steeped in its own petty prerogatives change its ways for the new kid in town?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama’s Beautiful Machine] Reference

The water or milk used in the dough is steeped in herbs or other flavorings (tomato water, maybe?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Pile It On] Reference

Inconceivable as it may seem to a world steeped in a decade's war, Serbs themselves are curiously isolated.    From Wordnik.com.  [His Willing Executioners] Reference

Organizers insisted the visit was "" purely religious, '' but the airport greeting was steeped in politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dalai Lama Gets Back At Beijing] Reference

Those were serious intellectuals, steeped in the idea of how to create an Islamic state and an Islamic economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chasing a Man, Fixing a Nation] Reference

He was a war hero in Vietnam, and has lived a career steeped in the knowledge and dangers of war and diplomacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living Politics: Who's For Real In Democrats' Race] Reference

But, steeped in bureaucratic experience and clear in his purpose, Addington was a ferocious infighter for his cause.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palace Revolt] Reference

And many policymakers remain steeped in resilient traditions and hierarchy that don't involve limitless public input.    From Wordnik.com.  [Power In Numbers] Reference

Two notable cookbooks, one of them up-to-the-minute trendy and the other steeped in tradition - but take another look.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feasts For Cooks And Readers] Reference

West Pointers steeped in a lifetime of rigid military culture tend to drown in the muddy waters of electoral politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [The General On The Edge] Reference

For someone steeped in the details of governance, what could be more fun than getting to write the entire federal budget?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Happy Campers At The White House] Reference

He is nov,, steeped in an experiment called Jupiter, which takes MUDs one step further into the realm of audio and video.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get In The Mood] Reference

Charged with five ghoulish murders, Yates now faces the death penalty in a trial whose every detail is steeped in tragedy.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dark State Of Mind] Reference

One of the show's executive producers is Chris Thompson, a man steeped in show business since the "Laverne and Shirley" era.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coast To Coast] Reference

In a country steeped in machismo, Kostunica's opponents gleefully point out that he has two pet cats but never fathered any children.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Man Who Isn't Slobo] Reference

Smith, 56, is a rare case: an insider who took a company steeped in tradition, routine and regulated conformity, and turned it around.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Brother's Holding Company] Reference

Black religious leaders did not stand up for Wright even as they understood and sympathized with the prophetic theology he was steeped in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Choosing A Church] Reference

Esca (New York; 212-564-7272), where crudo got its start in the United States, offers Spanish mackerel with muscat-steeped golden raisins.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOOD: ITALIAN FOR SUSHI] Reference