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as in to imprint
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 engrave
Choose the shade, pick a case, and engrave it just for mom.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Apr. 2026
Lubeck’s distinctive style—marked by one-of-a-kind antique stones and intricate hand-engraving work—caught Swift’s eye.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Less than six months after Cesar Chavez died, his family members were in Santa Ana engraving their names in cement during a groundbreaking for Cesar Chavez Continuation High School.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Apr. 2026
Lubeck’s distinctive style—marked by one-of-a-kind antique stones and intricate hand-engraving work—caught Swift’s eye.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Less than six months after Cesar Chavez died, his family members were in Santa Ana engraving their names in cement during a groundbreaking for Cesar Chavez Continuation High School.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
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After go-ahead shots in the final minute of back-to-back games, McCollum is etching his name in Knicks history as a name to cause trauma to fans.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The frustration was etched on Nikola Jokic’s face.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tate — a Chicago native who started his high school career at Marist before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida, then starred as a receiver at Ohio State — wore a jacket with his mom’s name, Ashley Griggs, inscribed on the inside.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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These conditions are deeply inscribed in her work, which repeatedly returns to ideology, mourning, sacrifice, communism, ancestry, and the politics of the body.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the tornado carved a more than two-mile curve through Cass County, bringing winds up to 110 miles per hour.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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Today, Indigenous writers such as herself have carved out a dedicated place within fiction and non-fiction alike.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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