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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
In August, she was revealed as the designer of Taylor Swift’s engagement ring—an old-mine brilliant cut set in a yellow-gold band that Lubeck engraved by hand.
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Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
Take all those stars further with Coach’s Soho Sneaker, whose outsole is engraved with a map of Manhattan.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
The cartridges were engraved with phrases from internet memes and video games.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
This wooden style can be engraved with their name, your child’s, the year, as well as a meaningful saying, message, or quote.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
On Friday, thousands of soccer executives, dignitaries, journalists and others will step into the Center’s Hall of Nations or Hall of States, where Trump’s and Grenell’s names are now engraved on the marble wall.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Members of North County’s Chapter 31 of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association have died, but their names are engraved on the memorial at the end of the pier.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The 18-karat gold case is engraved with Isidor’s initials and the date of his 43rd birthday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
Take all those stars further with Coach’s Soho Sneaker, whose outsole is engraved with a map of Manhattan.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
The cartridges were engraved with phrases from internet memes and video games.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
This wooden style can be engraved with their name, your child’s, the year, as well as a meaningful saying, message, or quote.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
On Friday, thousands of soccer executives, dignitaries, journalists and others will step into the Center’s Hall of Nations or Hall of States, where Trump’s and Grenell’s names are now engraved on the marble wall.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Members of North County’s Chapter 31 of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association have died, but their names are engraved on the memorial at the end of the pier.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The 18-karat gold case is engraved with Isidor’s initials and the date of his 43rd birthday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraved
Verb
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Albert mentioned to Trump that Carter’s attendance came on the same day Bucky Dent etched his name into the annals of history between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Does this mean the Canon must be etched in stone, never to change for all history?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The president seemed to be heading toward political exile, his election claims destined to be inscribed in history as treasonous lies.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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On Anderson Boulevard, a couple blocks off State Street in Geneva, sits a modest building inscribed with the name Enigma.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Engraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraved. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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