1
as in inscribing
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone
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2
as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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as in etching
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Recent Examples of engraving
Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Even more special than the sparkling diamond was the engraving inside the gold band.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 July 2025
Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Matsuda’s signature engraving and obsession with detail come through in this modern take on the vintage round frame.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Even more special than the sparkling diamond was the engraving inside the gold band.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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The only way to fix etching is by buffing the scratches out.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Aetrex offers a foot measuring technology service with a customization station that allows for embroidery onto totes, T-shirts, and more, as well as laser-etching engraving on the ubiquitous water bottles.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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There is no direct franchisee representation, although franchisees generate the overwhelming majority of the system’s revenue.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Depending on how things shake out in court, representation could get messy for west Charlotte’s City Council District 3.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The effect is far more visceral and connected to nature than a depiction of a typical landscape derived from observation, memory, or dreams.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Grant called out The Last Dance for its depiction of Jordan's teammates, specifically Chicago's other Hall of Famer during Grant's run, seven-time All-NBA small forward Scottie Pippen.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraving. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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