engravings

Definition of engravingsnext
plural of engraving

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Noun
  • For instance, portraits of Kim II Sung, the founder and supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, are mandatory in public places like train stations, hospitals, schools and factories.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Centred on intimate portraits of women rebuilding their lives, the film follows individuals shaping a future in the shadow of a shared past.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Taken together, Beef seems to say all of these are representations of a culture so toxically individualistic and ambitious that its members can’t even fathom solidarity as an option to push back against a depraved ruling class.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Without giving away how the story unfolds, the Chairwoman feels like one of the more honest representations of the uber-wealthy (in a TV world oversaturated with examples), and her husband proves surprisingly effective in connecting the three male leads’ broader arc.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many works appear to be collages, but on close inspection turn out to be flat oil on canvas depictions of pop and cultural artifacts.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Tolan and other historians show how these hostile depictions developed in time in monasteries and royal courts.
    Anna Piela, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Engravings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engravings. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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