as in signed
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 inked
In addition to Moët & Chandon as its official Champagne, the elite motorsport has inked a number of multiyear deals with brands, such as Gatorade, Belvedere Vodka and Glenmorangie.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Legendary has inked a three-year pact with Paramount to distribute its movies, with the Capcom video game adaptation Street Fighter the first out of the gate.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Poetry is typically found in books, its words inked onto the page to stir emotions such as love and passion.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The current active spring league, the UFL, inked a technology and innovation partnership with the league back in 2022 but hasn’t codified any deeper relationship.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Two months after his death, the influencer shared a photo of matching angel wings inked on her right index and middle fingers.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2013, Pepsi took over as the main sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, the same year Swift inked a partnership deal with Coca-Cola, their biggest competitor.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
After all, during the last recent bull market of 2021 there was multiple partnerships and agreements inked by between crypto native firms are TradFi institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Team president Leon Rose also inked a pair of talented vets, power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson, to bolster his bench.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Legendary has inked a three-year pact with Paramount to distribute its movies, with the Capcom video game adaptation Street Fighter the first out of the gate.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Poetry is typically found in books, its words inked onto the page to stir emotions such as love and passion.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The current active spring league, the UFL, inked a technology and innovation partnership with the league back in 2022 but hasn’t codified any deeper relationship.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Two months after his death, the influencer shared a photo of matching angel wings inked on her right index and middle fingers.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2013, Pepsi took over as the main sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, the same year Swift inked a partnership deal with Coca-Cola, their biggest competitor.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
After all, during the last recent bull market of 2021 there was multiple partnerships and agreements inked by between crypto native firms are TradFi institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Team president Leon Rose also inked a pair of talented vets, power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson, to bolster his bench.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
signed
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Before Park came in, United had signed just two players, albeit two highly experienced Champions League individuals in Sweden’s Julia Zigiotti Olme and Fridolina Rolfo.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pulte pointed to mortgage records that show that within just a couple of weeks, Cook signed primary-residence mortgages for homes in Michigan and Georgia.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Inked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inked. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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