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
After a new collective bargaining agreement was inked between the league and the players’ association last month, Fudd is set to make $500,000 in her rookie year – a massive pay bump compared to the $78,831 Bueckers earned last season as the WNBA Draft’s first overall selection.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But after the players union inked a paradigm-shifting collective bargaining agreement, Stevens had to balance her on-court desires with a more practical priority.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
So, in November 2019, Vostrejs inked a deal to redevelop the site himself.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Beta Film has inked a deal with tech outfit Enteractive, which will take over the technical management of its content and library including big-ticket series such as Babylon Berlin and Gomorrah and movies including The Lives of Others and System Crasher.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahead of its return to the WNBA this season, The Portland Fire has already inked its first beauty sponsor.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
Reese is the fifth training camp deal the Valkyries have inked.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Since its founding in 2020, Neomorph has inked nearly $5 billion worth of deals with pharmaceutical companies.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
After Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd inked a contract extension and Michigan’s Dusty May reaffirmed his commitment to Ann Arbor, Carolina was forced to dig deep into its shortlist.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But after the players union inked a paradigm-shifting collective bargaining agreement, Stevens had to balance her on-court desires with a more practical priority.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
So, in November 2019, Vostrejs inked a deal to redevelop the site himself.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Beta Film has inked a deal with tech outfit Enteractive, which will take over the technical management of its content and library including big-ticket series such as Babylon Berlin and Gomorrah and movies including The Lives of Others and System Crasher.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahead of its return to the WNBA this season, The Portland Fire has already inked its first beauty sponsor.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
Reese is the fifth training camp deal the Valkyries have inked.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Since its founding in 2020, Neomorph has inked nearly $5 billion worth of deals with pharmaceutical companies.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
After Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd inked a contract extension and Michigan’s Dusty May reaffirmed his commitment to Ann Arbor, Carolina was forced to dig deep into its shortlist.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
signed
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Caryn Marjorie, a 26-year-old lifestyle influencer, signed a deal in 2023 with a now defunct startup called Forever Voices to develop a digital clone of herself that fans could talk to.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Host City agreement signed by outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti deferred such unpleasant details to be negotiated later.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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