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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
His name was engraved on the Walls of the Missing at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Nearby sits a bullion-like paperweight engraved with TRUMP, in all caps; at this rate of converting subtext into text, the President will soon use his TRUMP paperweight to bash in the head of a bald eagle.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Besides accolades from those present, the Thursday Club presented Jessen with a commemorative baseball bat with his name engraved on it.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
This custom cooking prezzie is made from cherry or maple wood (your call) and can be engraved with a scan of any handwritten recipe card—a sweet nod to family tradition.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Nearby sits a bullion-like paperweight engraved with TRUMP, in all caps; at this rate of converting subtext into text, the President will soon use his TRUMP paperweight to bash in the head of a bald eagle.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Besides accolades from those present, the Thursday Club presented Jessen with a commemorative baseball bat with his name engraved on it.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
This custom cooking prezzie is made from cherry or maple wood (your call) and can be engraved with a scan of any handwritten recipe card—a sweet nod to family tradition.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
Verb
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The object was to break the roughly 5,000 inmates, etching into their minds that resistance of any kind was futile.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Lightning strikes sizzle between clouds or zap downward, etching jagged streaks of light across the sky.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The Memorial Wall is inscribed with the names of Ocoee residents who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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The pope then removes the ring and gives it to the master of ceremonies, who will have the new pope’s name inscribed on it.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Since then, the two have carved out a new path: settling in the Montecito hills to raise their two children and venturing into the entertainment space.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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He’s even carved one of Ellie’s moth drawings into the neck.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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