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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engrave
Looking ecstatic and dazed, Arkapaw, who’s also the first Black director of photography to win an Oscar, ascended the platform to get her statue engraved beside her young son.
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Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.
—Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
The machines engrave writing and logos; the staff carves bigger shapes with chainsaws, chisels, and other handheld tools.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.
—Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
The machines engrave writing and logos; the staff carves bigger shapes with chainsaws, chisels, and other handheld tools.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
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As waveguide smart glasses, the G2 uses flat, clear lenses with waveguides etched into them that redirect light projected from microprojectors built into the frames.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Impressed by this demonstration of America’s manufacturing might, Duchamp took one back to his studio, inscribed it, and hung from the ceiling.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Little clay people greeted us along the way to a wooden front door carved with Mount Fuji.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The City Council’s approval on Monday night carves out specific guidelines and a simpler process for Portfolio Homes within the city’s development code.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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