variants
or graved
as in etched
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face
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On Saturday, Perez etched his name on a different list.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Authorities revealed on Friday antifascist slogans and video game references were etched onto bullet casings from the gun the suspect used to kill Charlie Kirk.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Toklomati doubled the lead in the 47th minute when Inter Miami’s defense was carved open with incisive passing.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The roughly 20,000 Rohingya people that the United Nations refugee office estimates are currently in India have carved out a precarious existence.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere on the golden statuette, the winners' names and categories get engraved on the front.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Einbinder was one of the first stars to get her Emmy engraved at the gala, keeping her silver heels wrapped around her right wrist.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The rifle that authorities believe was used in the assassination contained ammunition inscribed with antifascist messaging, sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Unfired cases were also inscribed with hyper-online references, including a series of arrows that, as the gaming publication Polygon pointed out, match the input required to drop a bomb in a popular game called Helldivers 2.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Graven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graven. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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