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present tense third-person singular of ink
as in signs
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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noun

plural of ink

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Recent Examples of inks
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Google DeepMind inks a partnership with film studio A24. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Volkswagen inks Iron Dome deal in defense pivot Volkswagen is pivoting from cars to military tech at one of its factories, a reflection of the challenges facing Germany’s auto sector. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026 All now appears to be ship-shape for North Point boaters to enjoy a summer on the Big Lake, and at least for the upcoming seasons once the state inks the contract with Skipper Bud’s. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 Campos said the process of signing athletes to revenue-sharing agreements starts once the player inks a traditional national letter of intent to enroll at UTSA. Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2026 Wrangler inks multi-year deal with country music star Lainey Wilson, reviving the trend for celebrity denim campaigns and collaborations. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Dec. 2025 Cheng Xin | Getty Images Rocket Lab shares have jumped 14% this week as the aerospace company inks new launch deals in the burgeoning space tech industry. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 The company inks a deal with the L’Amy group for the design and distribution of its eyewear, and with Italian manufacturer Ittierre SpA for its secondary Pierre Balmain line. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025 In the comic version, Spider-Man inks a deal with Mephisto to make everyone forget his secret identity and to resurrect Aunt May. Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability. PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inks
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  • The new Space Age looks to be shifting into top gear as SpaceX signs an agreement with the state of Louisiana for the company to invest US$100 billion to build the world's largest spaceport that could conduct over 10,000 launches per year.
    David Szondy August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Serena Williams signs autographs for fans in New York on Tuesday.
    Adam Reiss, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Kittredge wisely includes testimonials from many below-the-line crew who speak openly of pride in the movie’s ambitions but also how quickly damage control overcame everything.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Rubinger filled her website and social media accounts with testimonials from athletes praising her sports medicine practice.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Flock recently changed some of its features to prevent abuse.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Conventional PCSELs generally depend on repeating patterns, and changing the shape or spacing of those features can make fabrication difficult.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Michael still had the hospital discharge papers in his truck.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Neither Meta nor Google will sell their stake in the company, according to the IPO papers.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some publications may remove articles from search engine indexing, but this is uncommon and typically requires a strong justification.
    Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In a rebuttal argument, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo pointed to a scrapbook Davis kept containing articles about Shakur.
    Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But the hype around Ambassadors Clubhouse was baked in before the write-ups were even published.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those write-ups have helped cement Lookout House’s reputation.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Spotify acquired The Ringer — a sports and pop culture website and podcast network — in 2020 for more than $200 million, according to reports.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Her parents have been told to prepare for the worst, according to reports.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But since they’re still required by the rules to play all 27 outs, the Phillies just keep hijacking these Weird and Wild columns.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And the Arverne Pier Theater wore its neoclassical inspirations on its sleeve, complete with Corinthian columns and a half-round pediment.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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