initialing

verb

variants or initialling
present participle of initial
as in endorsing

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  1. endorsing
  2. signing
  3. inscribing
Verb
  • Maryland's Governor Wes Moore, who is endorsing an independent candidate in one key Senate race, joins me here on the studio.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Alex Wong | Getty Images The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, better known as AIPAC, plans to stop endorsing candidates, making direct PAC contributions and earmarking contributions to candidates.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of endorsing
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  • Affordable housing The two candidates have clashed on the issue of high housing costs and local zoning authority with Lamont signing an affordable housing bill after vetoing an earlier version.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Reimer played just one previous game this fall, a 35-save shutout in the American Hockey League on Saturday night, before signing an NHL contract for the rest of the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of signing
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  • 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 2 Nov. 2026.

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