as in etching
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face
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Importantly, the company’s technology, which includes materials used for the actual polishing and etching (lithography) of chips, as well as advanced packaging and thermal solutions, is integral for the development of leading-edge chips.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
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As the latest deficit numbers show, responsible fiscal policy doesn’t involve etching in stone stopgap safety net measures implemented during a once-in-a-lifetime event.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Non-carving pumpkin ideas Turn your pumpkin into a mummy!—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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However, impactors are also excavators, carving into the crust of the parent body.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Graving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graving. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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