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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
European-style art is engraved into the balcony walls, evoking the grand aura of classical theaters from past centuries.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Just their names — Austin, Paris, Hercules, Christopher Sheels, Richmond, Giles, Oney Judge, Moll and Joe — remain engraved into a cement wall.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Their names remain engraved on a cement wall at the entrance.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
This playful and comprehensive biographical documentary from director David Alvarado spends time with a deserving trailblazer whose name and accomplishments perhaps aren’t engraved in the American consciousness, but should be.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Some hand stencils are engraved into the wall rather than painted on.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The first is an 18-karat pink-gold model on an Arroyo gray calf leather strap with a silvery dial in a grid-style globe pattern, where the meridians and parallels are engraved and polished.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Each is paired with Tag Heuer’s seven-row steel bracelet, and engraved with the Victory Wreath on the right-hand lug.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Just their names — Austin, Paris, Hercules, Christopher Sheels, Richmond, Giles, Oney Judge, Moll and Joe — remain engraved into a cement wall.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Their names remain engraved on a cement wall at the entrance.
—Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
This playful and comprehensive biographical documentary from director David Alvarado spends time with a deserving trailblazer whose name and accomplishments perhaps aren’t engraved in the American consciousness, but should be.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Some hand stencils are engraved into the wall rather than painted on.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
The center is engraved in a pattern of undulating rays emanating from the hour and minute guichets (windows), meant to resemble the edges of clouds pierced through with sunlight.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The first is an 18-karat pink-gold model on an Arroyo gray calf leather strap with a silvery dial in a grid-style globe pattern, where the meridians and parallels are engraved and polished.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Each is paired with Tag Heuer’s seven-row steel bracelet, and engraved with the Victory Wreath on the right-hand lug.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraved
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At the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, ice artists create walk-through castles with tunnels, slides and frozen fountains etched into natural-looking formations.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Apple Card was different from a traditional credit card — with no number on the front and the users’ name etched in metal.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Key Background The iconic diamond was originally a gift from Mughal emperor Shah Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 to 1627, to his wife Nur Jahan, whose name is inscribed on the pendant’s surface.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Hidden behind the current love fest with The Rest Is History, are thousands of History podcasts that have carved out popular niches in the historical record or what is missing from that record.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Connecticut, unfortunately, has carved out its own niche in the lowest efficiency quadrant of this hierarchy.—
Lou Rinaldi,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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