inscribe

1
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings

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2
as in to enrol
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum

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3
as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed

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Recent Examples of inscribe Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 And don’t forget Hawks goalie Spencer Knight, who was part of two Panthers teams that went on to win the Cup but didn’t get his name inscribed on either. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 The practice began in earnest with Anders Breivik, who in 2011, motivated by White supremacy, carried out a mass killing of over 70 people in Norway, Rutland said, adding Breivik inscribed slogans on his weapons and gave them names after Norse gods like Odin and Thor. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025 Verbatim Thurgood Marshall In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy. JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscribe
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  • Ramírez played an integral role in the Red Sox's 2004 and 2007 World Series victories, etching his name among the best to have ever played in Boston.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ernie Hudson is etched into film history as the Ghostbusters franchise's Winston Zeddemore, but his career encompasses nearly half a century.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The Dreadnought vessels, due to enter service from the early 2030s, are the replacement for the Vanguard-class submarines, which currently deliver the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) for the Royal Navy.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • What happened Sunday has entered the group chat.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Just start engraving the Tony statues right now.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In Ferndale, California, Christine and her husband are doing pre-planning and have already purchased and engraved their gravestones in a beautiful cemetery.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • All seven applicants have children who are enrolled in the Fayetteville School District.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Enzalutamide is already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and listed in National Comprehensive Cancer Network treatment guidelines, so based on the study's results could be easily incorporated into a frontline combo intervention with the common hormone therapy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Bronny James missed the Lakers' preseason finale against the Kings, listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Jodi Benson sang her daughter Delaney Benson's praises for following in her acting career footsteps while also carving out a name for herself at the same time.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • For mental rest, Singer suggests carving out daily micro-breaks — three to five minutes to breathe, reflect or write down one positive thing.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • For an artist who had alchemized his collection of Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye records into a beautiful sound of his own, this was never a slight.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Urban fell backward onto the stage, then jumped up, laughing and ran to the barricade to record a cellphone video for Richie's parents.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribe. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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