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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
The Revere bowl was hidden for decades by the descendants of the secret resistors whose names are engraved on its surface.
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Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
Almost every surface is laser-engraved with text, in thirteen languages.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Each guest takes home a 50ml spray bottle of their creation, with optional bottle engraving available.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
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Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
Almost every surface is laser-engraved with text, in thirteen languages.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Each guest takes home a 50ml spray bottle of their creation, with optional bottle engraving available.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
Verb
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Hard water leaves white deposits on glass that can etch the surface.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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The movie took place in a galaxy far, far away, but it was etched into my young mind for good.—
Brijesh Prabhakar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Nearly every Giant who saw the field wore the cap, but three Giants inscribed a message on their hats, while one player avoided the Pride cap entirely.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The tradition started when the artists inscribed each victim’s name on a ribbon and then sent them to Orlando in the months following June 12, 2016.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Verb
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While major transportation corridors carved their way through California over the centuries, the green hills surrounding Ojai were left largely untouched—allowing the valley to become one of the most serene travel destinations in the Central Coast region.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Document a summer camping trip from Montana to Memphis with the goal of inspiring more Black and brown people to carve out their own spaces in America’s outdoors.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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