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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 engraved
The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 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
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Once at the hospital, Cermak reportedly uttered the line that is engraved on his tomb.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The craftsman The last room in the working part of the factory was quieter than the other two, as this is where the stones are given their final checks, weighed, engraved with a serial number, and packed for shipping.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Their names are engraved on the Stanley Cup.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Those that dine here regularly get their own silver napkin ring engraved with their name.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 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
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Once at the hospital, Cermak reportedly uttered the line that is engraved on his tomb.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The craftsman The last room in the working part of the factory was quieter than the other two, as this is where the stones are given their final checks, weighed, engraved with a serial number, and packed for shipping.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Their names are engraved on the Stanley Cup.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Those that dine here regularly get their own silver napkin ring engraved with their name.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraved
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Some had characteristic ticks etched along their outer edges, while others looked like small sticks cut lengthwise, with a flat and a curved side—forms that their makers crafted deliberately to produce random outcomes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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The humble fastener has enthralled Chamberlain for years—so much so that a tattoo of a singular button is etched into her upper arm.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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Technically, all inscribed or mixed Readymades were assisted, though the term was more easily understood in those works evincing Duchamp’s facture.—
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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The brewing dispute centers on the 40-home Hidden Valley Ranch development currently being carved into a series of hillsides on Poway’s northern end near the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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