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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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Recent Examples of etch
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Mark Scheifele spent 2025 etching his name into Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers franchise record books.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Lam Research is a $130 billion company that specializes in areas of the chip manufacturing process like etch tools that precisely remove material layers from a wafer as well as wet and plasma-based cleaning equipment to remove contaminants.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The result was not what Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs wanted — a 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders — but Kelce was able to etch his name into NFL history.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Mark Scheifele spent 2025 etching his name into Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers franchise record books.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
To add details, etch swooping lines around the holes by scraping away the pumpkin's outer skin to create contrast.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Lam Research is a $130 billion company that specializes in areas of the chip manufacturing process like etch tools that precisely remove material layers from a wafer as well as wet and plasma-based cleaning equipment to remove contaminants.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etch
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Later on that night, the Kylie Cosmetics founder was by Chalamet’s side as his name was engraved on the trophy, per a video shared by Vanity Fair.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The trek is also a separate endeavor from a $200 million campaign to build towering monuments on the temple’s 14-acre property to house the Buddha’s teachings engraved in stone, according to Dong.—
Deepa Bharath,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 1948, an etching of them celebrating with their family around the evergreen was published in the Illustrated London News.—
Rachel Burchfield,
PEOPLE,
24 Dec. 2025
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Designed by Tiffany and Co., each medallion features an etching of the center on one side with rainbow colors running through it.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The president seemed to be heading toward political exile, his election claims destined to be inscribed in history as treasonous lies.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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On Anderson Boulevard, a couple blocks off State Street in Geneva, sits a modest building inscribed with the name Enigma.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Instead, people are requesting the sort of hand-engraving and antique-cut gems in which Lubeck specializes.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Silver engraving, masks, totem poles, rattles, prints.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the late 1700s, while visiting England, American presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson allegedly carved off pieces of a wooden chair said to belong to Shakespeare.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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This approach turned him into a wildly creative and curious rhythm guitarist — turns out carving out that space between Garcia and Lesh meant pioneering chord voicings and strange vamps rarely heard in rock ‘n’ roll.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Stern, who is married and has three adult children, also spent his time sculpting and farming at a California ranch, PEOPLE reported.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Grande wore a glossy pink shade on her lips, sculpted cheeks with subtle shimmer, and long lashes.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Better yet, the superstar—who recently graved our TV screens on The White Lotus—worked with stylist Brett Alan Nelson to deliver custom outfits for the set.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
19 Apr. 2025
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In October 2024, the lab firm used genealogical mapping, in which unidentified DNA is traced to relatives and ancestors to produce a more precise genetic profile and possible identity, to point to Contreras, according to the affidavit.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant traces its heritage to 1998, when commercial fishermen Shele and Harley Toftey opened Dockside Fish Market in 1998 to sell and cook their catch.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Etch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etch. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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