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as in imprinted
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
Mendoza’s name might already be etched into the card NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will use to announce the Raiders’ top selection.
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
This week will remain etched on my heart.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The shot showed three flavors of As ever fruit preserves — orange marmalade, raspberry spread and strawberry spread — plus two jars of honey on a wooden cutting board etched with the As ever brand name and logo.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
This week will remain etched on my heart.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The shot showed three flavors of As ever fruit preserves — orange marmalade, raspberry spread and strawberry spread — plus two jars of honey on a wooden cutting board etched with the As ever brand name and logo.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for etched
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But the responsibility of all adults to protect the health of all kids is also engraved in that Declaration, Article 25.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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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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Authorities also launched a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carved out emergency lanes on main roads and closed the 14th and 16th Street parking lots in an effort to maintain order.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Etched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etched. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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