initialing

verb

variants or initialling
present participle of initial
as in endorsing

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  1. endorsing
  2. signing
  3. inscribing
Verb
  • Multiple employees at leading AI companies are endorsing the bill.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In a poll provided to Axios, the president’s pollster urged Republican candidates not to say clippable pro-data center things on camera, while endorsing consumer-friendly regulations on data center construction.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • However, other tracking methods may still recognize your device, and signing back into an account reconnects your activity to that account.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Simmons spoke publicly for the first time since signing with the Sacramento Kings as part of media day festivities Monday at the team’s Golden 1 Center practice facility, where the Kings will open training camp Tuesday.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of signing
Verb
  • Roupp could not recall previously inscribing that message on his cap during a game.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of inscribing
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“Initialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initialing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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