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
Attendees could get fitted for cowboy boots and hats, inked by San Marcos tattoo artist (and official Lone Star partner) Zach Armentor and outfitted in merch designed by Texas artist Zach Wieland.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
As such, Whitesell inked a deal to take over that department and turn it into a separate entity.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Then came reports of Platner’s tattoo of a skull and crossbones—widely recognized to be a Nazi death’s head—inked across his chest.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Chicago inked a multi-decade deal in 2008 to privatize parking meters.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Cap update The 49ers’ cap is starting to fill after the team inked Mike Evans, traded for Owa Odighizuwa and acquired Greenlaw.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
No agency in the Kansas City area has inked one of these contracts.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Two daisies decorate her pointer finger, with another vine inked from the middle of her ring finger to the top of her palm.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Mar. 2026
With Pittman’s deal scheduled to be up after this year, the Steelers reportedly inked him to a new three-year, $59 million deal to keep him in place for the near future.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
As such, Whitesell inked a deal to take over that department and turn it into a separate entity.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Then came reports of Platner’s tattoo of a skull and crossbones—widely recognized to be a Nazi death’s head—inked across his chest.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Chicago inked a multi-decade deal in 2008 to privatize parking meters.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Cap update The 49ers’ cap is starting to fill after the team inked Mike Evans, traded for Owa Odighizuwa and acquired Greenlaw.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
No agency in the Kansas City area has inked one of these contracts.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Two daisies decorate her pointer finger, with another vine inked from the middle of her ring finger to the top of her palm.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Mar. 2026
With Pittman’s deal scheduled to be up after this year, the Steelers reportedly inked him to a new three-year, $59 million deal to keep him in place for the near future.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
signed
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Forst and his front-office group are signed only through this year.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Israeli startup H2Pro and global renewable energy developer Doral Hydrogen signed an agreement during the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) on March 11.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Inked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inked. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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