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as in to enroll
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum
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as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list
inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed
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Recent Examples of inscribe
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Brandt said Josiah Redman is buried under the dog marker, which does not have a name inscribed.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
The leitmotifs of her wide-ranging West Elm collection are literally inscribed on Chamberlain’s body in the form of tattoos.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2026
Blue-and-white minibuses, inscribed with misspelt movie quotes and popular local sayings, snaked through the congestion on the narrow road in front of them.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Brandt said Josiah Redman is buried under the dog marker, which does not have a name inscribed.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
The leitmotifs of her wide-ranging West Elm collection are literally inscribed on Chamberlain’s body in the form of tattoos.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2026
Blue-and-white minibuses, inscribed with misspelt movie quotes and popular local sayings, snaked through the congestion on the narrow road in front of them.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
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Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.—
Jake Spring,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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The federal policy won’t apply to all Medicaid beneficiaries, just those who are enrolled under an expansion that most states chose to make to allow more low-income people to get healthcare coverage.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Teens enrolled in a Work Experience Education program can be allowed to work during school hours and up to 23 hours per week.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Sox trailed 3-1 entering the seventh inning on Sunday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Mira entered the middle of the circle, pirouetting and curtsying, kicking her leg above her head.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There are more than 24,000 names engraved on the Memorial.—
Kenneth D. Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Most stonemasons engraved an average of 10 lines per day.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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King, who overcame a bout with cancer and the loss of his wife, Mary, eight years ago, is still listed as a senior judge in the online directory of federal judges in South Florida.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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The report listed several recommendations, including developing policies and a risk management framework.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The French luxury house is carving out new territory with a skeleton model for its H08 collection.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 May 2026
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Most of these caves were carved out during the medieval era.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Senior Cole Denton, senior Matteo Moran, senior Jack Stula, senior Xander Gerard and sophomore Cooper Crone each recorded two goals apiece.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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With Philadelphia applying pressure, Winn shattered Trea Turner’s bat to induce a 5-4-3 double play, recording the first two outs of the inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribe. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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