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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
Ambition, obsession, and a convenient humanity were enough, and Hoffman etched those turbulent emotions in every frame.
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac died nearly 180 years before he was etched into automotive history.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But the third and fourth installments, held in 2013 and 2017, are etched in the mind of the Yankees’ Puerto Rican pitching prospect.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
From orbit, the formations look like giant spiderwebs etched across the terrain.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
As he got caught up, Spoelstra reflected back to the movie Miracle, which celebrated what stands etched as the miracle-on-ice victory of the United States over the then-USSR and eventual gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Little details come alive -- the vases etched in the roof, the dolphins carved in the porch.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The changes are etched into the cells’ epigenome, the instructions that tell each cell to read specific genes that control their function, explains Ferdinand von Meyenn, who studies nutrition and metabolic epigenetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Unsettlingly revealing and with masterful aesthetics, Yulia Lokshina’s brilliant documentary stays etched in memory long after the end credits.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac died nearly 180 years before he was etched into automotive history.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But the third and fourth installments, held in 2013 and 2017, are etched in the mind of the Yankees’ Puerto Rican pitching prospect.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
From orbit, the formations look like giant spiderwebs etched across the terrain.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
As he got caught up, Spoelstra reflected back to the movie Miracle, which celebrated what stands etched as the miracle-on-ice victory of the United States over the then-USSR and eventual gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Little details come alive -- the vases etched in the roof, the dolphins carved in the porch.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The changes are etched into the cells’ epigenome, the instructions that tell each cell to read specific genes that control their function, explains Ferdinand von Meyenn, who studies nutrition and metabolic epigenetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Unsettlingly revealing and with masterful aesthetics, Yulia Lokshina’s brilliant documentary stays etched in memory long after the end credits.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for etched
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His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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,
11 Mar. 2026
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If our fates were inscribed in our genetics, why would anyone bother to maintain a skin-care routine, much less go to the trouble of jamming his tongue against the top of his mouth or whacking himself with a hammer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Missouri’s congressional districts could shift after an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting effort carved the Kansas City metro into three districts.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
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
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