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as in etched
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone
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as in imprinted
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
Elsewhere on the golden statuette, the winners' names and categories get engraved on the front.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Einbinder was one of the first stars to get her Emmy engraved at the gala, keeping her silver heels wrapped around her right wrist.
—USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
In the 1988 New Fashioned, a whiskey cocktail named for the year Vang’s family immigrated to the United States from the Thai refugee camp Ban Vinai, a stately ice cube is engraved with a geometric symbol evoking traditional Hmong embroidery.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
What writing on shell casings allegedly said Cox also described what was engraved on the casings found on the scene.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Jessica has a shirt printed with Walker’s footprints and name, along with a necklace engraved with his initials and birthstone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Below, 30 lines of hieroglyphic text are engraved in the stone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Members are honored with their names engraved on a beautiful stone plaque displayed prominently on the property.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Einbinder was one of the first stars to get her Emmy engraved at the gala, keeping her silver heels wrapped around her right wrist.
—USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
In the 1988 New Fashioned, a whiskey cocktail named for the year Vang’s family immigrated to the United States from the Thai refugee camp Ban Vinai, a stately ice cube is engraved with a geometric symbol evoking traditional Hmong embroidery.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
What writing on shell casings allegedly said Cox also described what was engraved on the casings found on the scene.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Jessica has a shirt printed with Walker’s footprints and name, along with a necklace engraved with his initials and birthstone.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Below, 30 lines of hieroglyphic text are engraved in the stone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Members are honored with their names engraved on a beautiful stone plaque displayed prominently on the property.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraved
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On Saturday, Perez etched his name on a different list.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Authorities revealed on Friday antifascist slogans and video game references were etched onto bullet casings from the gun the suspect used to kill Charlie Kirk.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The rifle that authorities believe was used in the assassination contained ammunition inscribed with antifascist messaging, sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Unfired cases were also inscribed with hyper-online references, including a series of arrows that, as the gaming publication Polygon pointed out, match the input required to drop a bomb in a popular game called Helldivers 2.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Toklomati doubled the lead in the 47th minute when Inter Miami’s defense was carved open with incisive passing.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The roughly 20,000 Rohingya people that the United Nations refugee office estimates are currently in India have carved out a precarious existence.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Engraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraved. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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