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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
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Bromine — used in etching processes that cut circuit patterns into wafers — is another element in the spotlight.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
No one has to paint with oils, or etch metal or stone, or sculpt from marble to get an image or a statue.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Actors and visionaries like Katharine Hepburn, Walt Disney, and Daniel Day-Lewis have etched their names in Oscars history.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Bromine — used in etching processes that cut circuit patterns into wafers — is another element in the spotlight.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
Its range of offerings includes deposition, etch, cleaning, inspection, ion implantation, and advanced packaging.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
No one has to paint with oils, or etch metal or stone, or sculpt from marble to get an image or a statue.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etch
Verb
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The machines engrave writing and logos; the staff carves bigger shapes with chainsaws, chisels, and other handheld tools.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Once at the hospital, Cermak reportedly uttered the line that is engraved on his tomb.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The etchings had been in the family for roughly a century.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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The first-floor bedroom is now a cozy den with dark navy blue walls, dog etchings by French artist Leon D’anchin and the Hermès dog plates, and an attached bathroom is decorated with Scalamandré’s famous prancing zebra pattern wallpaper.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Scattered around the garden are various architectural fragments and inscribed stones of great antiquity.—
Ben Lerner,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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See historical objects and displays that shed light on an early road network still in use today, iron products made at pre-Revolutionary War iron works, and inscribed boundary stones marking estates owned by prominent Annapolitans.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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At one point, Arkapaw rushed off the engraving platform to retrieve her phone from an assistant to document the moment.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The most important stop is the engraving station, where the winners can get their trophies inscribed.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Functional and technology-driven apparel brands will appear alongside labels exploring contemporary interpretations of Chinese cultural aesthetics, illustrating how domestic brands are carving out specialized categories rather than competing for the same consumer.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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At Punta Papa, divers can explore a WWII shipwreck, while, closer to the harbor, the Grotte di Pilato is an impressive series of tunnels and fish ponds carved into the tuff by ancient Romans, who used them to breed moray eels.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Teller did get to live out his dream of sculpting land forms with nuclear explosions.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Shane traces that fear back to a specific moment in eighth grade, in a Claire’s on the Upper West Side.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police traced the car through a license plate reader system to Starks’s girlfriend.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Etch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etch. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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