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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
One tasteful choice is patterned aluminum trim to envelop the dash and doors, hand-engraved with a guilloche technique, similar to what’s employed on a high-end watch case.
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Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Visitors can observe the Wall of Names where their names are engraved on 40 large marble panels, look out over the field where their remains lie to this day and listen to the Tower of Voices, a one-of-a-kind wind chime structure that honors those 40 voices through sound.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Get your house number engraved in a mid-century font on a metal plate.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
They have also been engraved on glassware, and appear on the terrace menus, tableware and linens.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
At its base are two green rings made of malachite, which include 20 rectangular spaces where the names of winners are engraved.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The Revere bowl was hidden for decades by the descendants of the secret resistors whose names are engraved on its surface.
—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
Danny Estes from Gary, are engraved on that stone.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Visitors can observe the Wall of Names where their names are engraved on 40 large marble panels, look out over the field where their remains lie to this day and listen to the Tower of Voices, a one-of-a-kind wind chime structure that honors those 40 voices through sound.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Get your house number engraved in a mid-century font on a metal plate.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
They have also been engraved on glassware, and appear on the terrace menus, tableware and linens.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
At its base are two green rings made of malachite, which include 20 rectangular spaces where the names of winners are engraved.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The Revere bowl was hidden for decades by the descendants of the secret resistors whose names are engraved on its surface.
—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
Danny Estes from Gary, are engraved on that stone.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraved
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But victory over Italy in 1970 etched a third star, and ensured the Seleção kept permanent ownership of the then named Jules Rimet Trophy.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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While the Rio Grande Valley here has been inhabited by Indigenous people going back 10,000 years, most of the petroglyphs were etched between 1300 and 1650.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 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
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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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As host, French President Emmanuel Macron has carved out time for the leaders to talk about how to rebalance trade with China, amid fears that soaring Chinese exports of cars and other products could wreck G-7 industries.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Engraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraved. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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