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incised

verb

Definition of incised

past tense of incise

as in etched

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface incised a pattern into the copper plate

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as in sliced

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing

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Recent Examples of incised The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object. — Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026 Little climbed into a trench and bent over a vertical stone that was incised with a web of typically Orcadian geometric patterns. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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Participants make vision boards out of magazine clippings and shoe boxes, write letters to their future selves etched in marker.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
All the tender moments leading up to her beautiful day are forever etched in my heart.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of etched

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Another veneer is made of eucalyptus from the paper industry, which is formed into a block then sliced into the veneer during a ten-week process.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But by the time it’s finished, those muscles have been flavored, cooked, cooled and sliced so thin that they can be folded into a sandwich in just a few seconds.

— Anna Dilger, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sliced

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After the hearing, Khalil and his lawyers posed for photos in front of the National Constitution Center, where all forty-five words of the First Amendment were engraved on a fifty-ton slab of marble, then walked to a ramen bar for lunch.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
His name will join the 600 already engraved on the memorial wall.

— Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of engraved

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Nearly two months later, support is still pouring in for victims of the wildfires that ripped through southern Colorado earlier this summer.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
During the past 10 months, construction workers and engineers have ripped out everything below the upper tier and reconfigured the stadium.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Such Chinese characters were inscribed or stamped on most of the hundreds of thousands of works made during the Chinese monarch’s rule in the 18th century.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Caitlin Clark has come closest to date, with two card sales over $500,000 last year, including a high of $660,000 for her 2024 Panini Flawless WNBA Logowoman autographed and inscribed one-of-one card.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inscribed

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In 2025 the administration slashed the CRCL staff from roughly 150 employees down to just a handful, effectively halting operations.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Walmart attributed the disappointing sales growth in part to new federal drug pricing rules that slashed the price of several expensive medications for Medicare enrollees.

— Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashed

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Speedy receiver Mason Tipton carved out a path for himself after signing with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2024 and enters his third NFL season recovering from offseason tibia surgery.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Water movement has carved patterns into the tidal flats, creating a transition from warm golden tones to cool teal waters.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of carved

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Investigators believe the bullet that pierced the restaurant window was fired from inside a passing vehicle on Vista Village Drive.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Poy was wounded in a second land mine explosion that pierced his face and body with shrapnel and killed three of his colleagues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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