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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 etched
As waveguide smart glasses, the G2 uses flat, clear lenses with waveguides etched into them that redirect light projected from microprojectors built into the frames.
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Some had characteristic ticks etched along their outer edges, while others looked like small sticks cut lengthwise, with a flat and a curved side—forms that their makers crafted deliberately to produce random outcomes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The humble fastener has enthralled Chamberlain for years—so much so that a tattoo of a singular button is etched into her upper arm.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Today, that collective experience is etched into London's landscape.
—Vincent Ni, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Keon had a stone made etched with the words ‘brother from another mother’, which is now at Adam’s grave.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Another clip featured in Perry's carousel saw Daisy's name being etched onto a pair of custom cowboy boots.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
If there’s no change, the glass has likely been etched—meaning the damage is permanent.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Mar. 2026
Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Some had characteristic ticks etched along their outer edges, while others looked like small sticks cut lengthwise, with a flat and a curved side—forms that their makers crafted deliberately to produce random outcomes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The humble fastener has enthralled Chamberlain for years—so much so that a tattoo of a singular button is etched into her upper arm.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Today, that collective experience is etched into London's landscape.
—Vincent Ni, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Keon had a stone made etched with the words ‘brother from another mother’, which is now at Adam’s grave.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Another clip featured in Perry's carousel saw Daisy's name being etched onto a pair of custom cowboy boots.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
If there’s no change, the glass has likely been etched—meaning the damage is permanent.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for etched
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The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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Technically, all inscribed or mixed Readymades were assisted, though the term was more easily understood in those works evincing Duchamp’s facture.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has carved a path of destruction from agricultural towns near the border to Beirut, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing in excess of 1 million others, according to Lebanese authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For years, Dean Potter stood atop the climbing world, attaining a mystique as a rebellious spirit who carved his own path up mountains and into the sky — through BASE jumping and wingsuit flying.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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