as in signing
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 inking
Google is building a data center on Australia’s remote Christmas Island off the coast of Indonesia, after inking a cloud-computing deal with Australia’s Department of Defense earlier this year, Reuters reported.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
On the video side, Amazon this year has been busy signing up DSP partners, inking recent pacts with Netflix, Disney and Roku for programmatic ad sales.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
This week, Kaitlin Butts celebrates inking a label deal with Republic by issuing a tender revamping of a Jimmy Eat World hit.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
The club then quickly pivoted to beefing up its run prevention by inking Max Fried to an eight-year contract.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Mavericks brought in erratic former All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell to replace him, inking the 6-foot-4 Ohio State product to a two-year, $13 million deal.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The startup has been inking deals for ambitious infrastructure buildouts in recent months that will require massive amounts of power.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Enlisted as a producer on Ludacris’ 1999 independent debut Incognegro, Bangladesh’s unique sound proved to be intoxicating when paired with Luda’s lyrics, evidenced by the ensuing bidding war that ended with Luda inking a record deal with Def Jam Records.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
On the video side, Amazon this year has been busy signing up DSP partners, inking recent pacts with Netflix, Disney and Roku for programmatic ad sales.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
This week, Kaitlin Butts celebrates inking a label deal with Republic by issuing a tender revamping of a Jimmy Eat World hit.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
The club then quickly pivoted to beefing up its run prevention by inking Max Fried to an eight-year contract.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Mavericks brought in erratic former All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell to replace him, inking the 6-foot-4 Ohio State product to a two-year, $13 million deal.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The startup has been inking deals for ambitious infrastructure buildouts in recent months that will require massive amounts of power.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Enlisted as a producer on Ludacris’ 1999 independent debut Incognegro, Bangladesh’s unique sound proved to be intoxicating when paired with Luda’s lyrics, evidenced by the ensuing bidding war that ended with Luda inking a record deal with Def Jam Records.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inking
signing
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Similar to fellow Arsenal summer signing Eberechi Eze — another keen chess player — the assumption would be that the skills taken from the board game have helped Zubimendi be a step ahead in enticing and then bypassing opposition players.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 7-footer has been great for San Antonio after signing a four-year, $41 million contract this past summer, averaging personal bests in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Inking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inking. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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