incised

past tense of incise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incised
Verb
  • To thank Murph, Wetzel bought her a pistol engraved with their names and the song’s title that took three months to make.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Oscar trophies were now circulating the room, as winners had finally finished making their party rounds — all stopping at Governors Ball to get their awards engraved.
    Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Milton’s hurricane-force winds ripped trees from already soggy soils, but its historic rain also flooded neighborhoods that had never experienced waters so high.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Of those crew members, several inscribed their favorite scriptures on the raw wall and floor before stone or stucco was applied.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Attached to the Statue of Liberty is a bronze plaque inscribed with a poem familiar to many Americans.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The room’s layered materiality starts with ultra-plush wool carpeting carved into a unique rose-petal pattern, and a curved metal-and-fabric screen backs the bed and nightstands, dampening noise and creating a comforting space.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • My 13-year, 24/7 care-giving duties to my late father, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, carved out a special place in my heart for our aging population.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The mountain is a troll’s hat that was pierced by an arrow following a grand chase; when the sun rose, all the trolls involved in the spectacle and those watching it—plus the punctured hat—turned to stone forever, forming Torghatten and the striking array of other peaks in the region.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
  • My first arrow had pierced his rib cage and then ripped through to lodge in a shoulder blade.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The president also floated cutting Chinese tariffs to 80%.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • However, with the fight at stake and Aldo unable to safely cut any more weight, a deal was struck between Aldo, the UFC, and Zahabi to fight at featherweight with a 145-pound limit.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Everyone, even the children, have scars from where the corners of their mouths have been slit up into their cheeks, Joker-style.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
  • There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Incised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incised. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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