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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
Authorities have charged a 22-year-old named Tyler Robinson, who allegedly engraved messages into shell casings.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The venue includes a special entrance and a dedicated holding room behind the stage with a presidential seal engraved on the floor.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Flip it over, the caseback is engraved with the own logo for Drake’s October’s Very Own (OVO) lifestyle brand and record label, making this a true pièce unique.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
According to Queen and Consort, Prince Philip designed gold compacts engraved with his and Elizabeth's initials in jewels for the party.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The venue includes a special entrance and a dedicated holding room behind the stage with a presidential seal engraved on the floor.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Flip it over, the caseback is engraved with the own logo for Drake’s October’s Very Own (OVO) lifestyle brand and record label, making this a true pièce unique.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
According to Queen and Consort, Prince Philip designed gold compacts engraved with his and Elizabeth's initials in jewels for the party.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
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Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.—
Jake Spring,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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It's always inscribed with cultural values and ideas.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tate — a Chicago native who started his high school career at Marist before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida, then starred as a receiver at Ohio State — wore a jacket with his mom’s name, Ashley Griggs, inscribed on the inside.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The French luxury house is carving out new territory with a skeleton model for its H08 collection.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 May 2026
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Most of these caves were carved out during the medieval era.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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