as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document)
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
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Recent Examples of ink
Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, the county inked its biggest jail-death settlement yet, with $16 million to the family of Hayden Schuck, who died in custody at the age of 22.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
As soon as the ink dried on that deal, Doubs was as good as gone.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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This strategy stands in stark contrast to other major AI players, who have raced to ink billion-dollar deals to bolster their leadership on the technology.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
In October, the county inked its biggest jail-death settlement yet, with $16 million to the family of Hayden Schuck, who died in custody at the age of 22.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Everything else -- the screens, the ink, the stacks of blank shirts -- is ready and waiting.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
As soon as the ink dried on that deal, Doubs was as good as gone.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ink
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After playing in a second-tier Canadian junior league, the younger Ward spent four years at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, then signed a series of minor-league and two-way deals after going undrafted.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Along with Tucker, the Dodgers signed three-time All-Star closer Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million deal to shore up the backend of their bullpen.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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One paper examining children who received Medicaid benefits in New York City from 2009 to 2015 found no elevated rates of moving for those in gentrifying neighborhoods.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This batch of flour was found to potentially contain foreign materials, including soft plastic and paper pieces.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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Duke was contractually paying Mensah for an exclusive license to use his publicity rights, but suing Mensah to stay at Duke indicates the contractual relationship went beyond those rights.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Baldoni said Lively and Reynolds used him as a scapegoat for the negative publicity.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The previous passage is from the same Washington Post editorial.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Together, these features make the Advanced Driving Simulation Center a powerful tool.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The defendants are also prohibited from making misleading representations related to earnings claims, testimonials, and the use of artificial intelligence.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hitting career highlight after career highlight with limited introspection in between, co-directors Apatow and Bonfiglio craft a fine testimonial to a titan of comedy, albeit one without many surprises.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota mother by an immigration agent this month, House Democrats have filed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ink. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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