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 path the moon inscribes around the Earth is elliptical rather than circular.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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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  • When one of the field's most rigorous skeptics signs the alarm, the disagreement is no longer about whether.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • If Giannis Antetokounmpo signs the maximum extension, his first year salary will be in the same $63 million range as his player option.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
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  • 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
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  • Russell Fry endorses ex-rival Darline Graham after failing to advance to special GOP US Senate primary runoff.
    — , FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Social Security Works’ political action committee endorses candidates based on their platforms for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorses
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