as in etching
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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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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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Recent Examples of engraving
Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
The engravings that would normally appear on a caseback bezel are done inside the crystal.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Alex Kidson, an art historian who wrote a 2015 catalogue raisonné of Romney’s work, thinks it’s linked to a lost portrait of the Countess of Warwick that survives only as an engraving.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple have an infant son named Link, who makes a cameo in the center of The Hearth: He’s depicted on a brass engraving playing the lur, a horn historically used as an instrument of war.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
An engraving notes the year it was installed: 1993.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
The engravings that would normally appear on a caseback bezel are done inside the crystal.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Alex Kidson, an art historian who wrote a 2015 catalogue raisonné of Romney’s work, thinks it’s linked to a lost portrait of the Countess of Warwick that survives only as an engraving.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The couple have an infant son named Link, who makes a cameo in the center of The Hearth: He’s depicted on a brass engraving playing the lur, a horn historically used as an instrument of war.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraving
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The only records of the mural’s past glory are a photograph, several sketches, a few etchings and a pair of watercolors that the French emperor Napoleon III gave to Queen Victoria in 1855.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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One of his final etchings, a seascape, accompanies the single release.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in the broader context, the sequence depicted something deeper — a portrait of a Thunder team that isn’t just young and talented but wired to compete on every possession, down to the final buzzer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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This is due in part to the lack of representation in leadership roles and the prevalence of bias in hiring and promotion decisions.—
Joce Blake,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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Information about his legal representation was not immediately available.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2025
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Images vary from symbolic depictions of a 400-foot tall Beyoncé walking from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, or lighting her cigarette with the Statue of Liberty's torch to more pointed messages.—
Yolanda Machado,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraving. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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