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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
When commissioners hold their first meeting in the new chambers Thursday, they will be seated in a building again reflecting its 1930s heyday as a seaplane terminal, before plaster and acoustic tile masked the historic designs etched on the ceilings.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Ride past dry-stone walls, Irish-language signposts, and grid-like limestone fields etched by generations.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Quotes from survivors and witnesses are etched along its edges.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Steve Carell may be etched in the popular imagination as Michael Scott.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The spring of 2016 is forever etched in Acierno’s mind.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Quotations from Kennedy’s speeches are still etched into the walls.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Ambition, obsession, and a convenient humanity were enough, and Hoffman etched those turbulent emotions in every frame.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Ride past dry-stone walls, Irish-language signposts, and grid-like limestone fields etched by generations.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Quotes from survivors and witnesses are etched along its edges.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Steve Carell may be etched in the popular imagination as Michael Scott.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The spring of 2016 is forever etched in Acierno’s mind.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Quotations from Kennedy’s speeches are still etched into the walls.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Ambition, obsession, and a convenient humanity were enough, and Hoffman etched those turbulent emotions in every frame.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for etched
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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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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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Envelopes inscribed with cursive text, luggage cart run-ups at London’s King’s Cross Station and sweeping landscape shots glimpsed through a train window are also likely to get the hearts of diehard fans pounding.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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In 1775, under the Spanish Crown, Anza led an expedition that carved a route from Sonora, Mexico, to what would eventually become San Francisco.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The map carved Lucas and parts of western Kansas City into Alford’s district, which stretches into Missouri’s Ozarks region.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Etched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etched. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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