initials

verb

present tense third-person singular of initial
as in authors

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  1. authors
  2. inscribes
  3. signs
  4. scrawls
  5. pens
  6. endorses
Verb
  • In addition, Roberts often authors the opinions in the biggest cases – and there are some big ones left.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Clare McAndrew, who authors the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, told The Observer that demand for his paintings had surged more than 1,200 percent in the forty-eight hours following his passing.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 June 2026
Definition of authors
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  • The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of inscribes
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  • The agentic checkout position is a partnership with a counterparty that signs partnerships with everyone in payments.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • There’s already signs the Ray Fenton coaching formula is working with lots of talent on both sides of the ball.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of signs
Verb
  • Hope scrawls a single word on the paper and folds it up.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of scrawls
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  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Definition of pens
Verb
  • Lucy McBath endorses Everton Blair in next week’s special election for Congress.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • There can be a viable claim when that unauthorized use leads consumers to believe the athlete endorses the business’s product or service.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of endorses
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