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
Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Last year, Sharpe inked a multiyear deal with ESPN that expanded his role on First Take, now the network’s top show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
For a painting party, a set of miniature canvases fit perfectly into a small basket—and pair well with paints, brushes, ink, and markers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
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Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins wanted to wait to waive his no-trade clause until after the first round, hoping avoid a situation like last year, when Atlanta drafted a quarterback in Round 1 months after inking Cousins to a four-year deal.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Last year, Sharpe inked a multiyear deal with ESPN that expanded his role on First Take, now the network’s top show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
Emerging from the city's urban landscape, his art is characterized by spontaneous compositions of pattern and form, often evolving through layers of spray paint, ink, and acrylic.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
For a painting party, a set of miniature canvases fit perfectly into a small basket—and pair well with paints, brushes, ink, and markers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
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Trump signed executive orders on the first day of his second term aimed at ending DEI practices in the federal government, prompting multiple legal challenges.—
Judy Kurtz,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic reported that all of Arsenal, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool had at least pursued the idea of signing him during the summer.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But what looks lean on paper is proving increasingly costly at the top.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Idol met longtime friend Jett after a Germs/Dead Kennedys concert at the Whiskey a Go Go in 1978, when his then-band, the respected punk outfit Generation X, was doing a round of publicity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Friz will work with Higginson to drive box office revenues and set strategic goals and objectives for the Germany and Austria operating companies overseeing sales, distribution, acquisitions, marketing, publicity and finance.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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Julian Baron is a contributor to The Baltimore Sun editorial board.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2025
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The president has repeatedly bashed the newspaper and its conservative-leaning editorial board for its critical coverage of his tariff policies.—
Andrew Kirell,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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The world’s news cameras and column inches have since been trained on the Vatican, analyzing the complex legacy of the man who had been tasked with bringing a dose of modernity to Catholicism.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sandberg established himself as a craftsman of genre thrills with his 2016 feature directorial debut, the claustrophobic horror film Lights Out, and added outrageous action set pieces to his repertoire with the Conjuring universe's Annabelle: Creation the year after.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Pascal isn’t the only performer in the family: Lux has starred in the 2022 feature film California and Amazon original series La Jauria as well as Veinteanero a los 40, a Chilean soap opera.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
28 Apr. 2025
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After the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra offered something of a testimonial to the growth in his offensive game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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To identify that kind of pain point, dig into your client feedback, read through testimonials, and conduct interviews.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 3 min Meghan Markle stopped to smell the roses on Sunday with her two children.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article When CVS Health Corp. acquired Aetna Inc. in 2018, the pharmacy giant agreed to keep the health insurer’s headquarters in Hartford for at least a decade and create a center of excellence around its new insurance business.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ink. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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