as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document)
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The studio has inked an exclusive five-film deal with Bhanushali Studios Limited (BSL) and JOAT Films to develop Indian adaptations of Warner Bros. Pictures titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2025
Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Elvis was also captured sitting next to his classmates while wearing a graduation cap that was decorated with crayon ink.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Innovative Artists Entertainment has inked Australian actor and filmmaker Alex Russell in all areas.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The studio has inked an exclusive five-film deal with Bhanushali Studios Limited (BSL) and JOAT Films to develop Indian adaptations of Warner Bros. Pictures titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2025
Noun
An employee accidentally touched the ink syringe with a hot soldering iron.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Elvis was also captured sitting next to his classmates while wearing a graduation cap that was decorated with crayon ink.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Bernhardt was signed by the Atlanta Falcons shortly after not getting selected in the 2022 NFL draft and made the team’s 53-man roster out of training camp.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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That’s in line with an Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump in March.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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And, Toto is now (on paper by one recent estimate at least) a billionaire.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In the 1990s, brothers Richard and George Shea took over the company's publicity efforts and grew the contest into a bona fide bonanza, referring to the competitors as athletes and giving them elaborate, hyperbolic introductions.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Mary Elliott-Klemm, publicity chairperson for Indivisible El Dorado, said liberals in the county have often kept a low profile while living in a largely-conservative area.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Near the end of the editorial, the board cites the LA police chief, who said that his forces were overwhelmed and under attack.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Part of the pleasure of the cover-to-cover print experience is seeing a specific editorial perspective in all its obsessions and idiosyncrasies, and the Women’s Issue is rife with Brown’s.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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Unlike Clooney’s column dress, Diana’s look featured a sweetheart neckline, which was complimented by an extravagant pearl choker fashioned with an oval sapphire brooch once belonging to Queen Mary.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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His columns vary from social and political commentary to chapters in Chicago history.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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McEnroe and Evert each gave TNT high marks for its debut, with the latter commentator praising the cable network’s willingness to experiment with big names and decidedly untraditional features.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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In fact, 9 in 10 young adults consider the in-car infotainment platform an important feature when making purchasing decisions.—
Jon Kirchner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Automate your analyses Every client call, every testimonial, every piece of feedback contains gold.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Boelter appears to be an Evangelical Christian, who has delivered testimonials in Africa.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
16 June 2025
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In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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This article is a selection from the July/August 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine Even here, however, on the finest durian-eating street in the durian capital of the world, spectacular durian remains elusive.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ink. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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