inscribe

Definition of inscribenext
1
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings

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2
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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3
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 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 Envelopes inscribed with cursive text, luggage cart run-ups at London’s King’s Cross Station and sweeping landscape shots glimpsed through a train window are also likely to get the hearts of diehard fans pounding. Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Scattered around the garden are various architectural fragments and inscribed stones of great antiquity. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 See historical objects and displays that shed light on an early road network still in use today, iron products made at pre-Revolutionary War iron works, and inscribed boundary stones marking estates owned by prominent Annapolitans. Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inscribe
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  • As waveguide smart glasses, the G2 uses flat, clear lenses with waveguides etched into them that redirect light projected from microprojectors built into the frames.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.
    Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • While Porter was on leave from UC Irvine, serving in Congress, while Hunt was enrolled there, Porter remained formally affiliated with UCI law school while serving in Congress and continued living on the UCI campus.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Amber, a single woman enrolled in Joanne’s Intro to Judaism class who is obsessed with finding a Jewish husband.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • But Bird made this year’s Opening Day roster and, entering Sunday, had not allowed a run in four appearances.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • After splitting his college career between Cal and TCU, Elarms-Orr could enter the offseason program as competition for Trevin Wallace in the starting lineup, or at the very least, push Claudin Cherelus for the third linebacker spot.
    Mike Kaye April 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Less than six months after Cesar Chavez died, his family members were in Santa Ana engraving their names in cement during a groundbreaking for Cesar Chavez Continuation High School.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
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  • Both menus also come with special wellness sections for health-minded travelers, listing calorie and allergen content from dishes teeming with local produce and proteins in their purest forms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The company behind platinum-selling artists, including Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, was listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in 2021 with an initial valuation of 46 billion euros.
    April Roach, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
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  • The brewing dispute centers on the 40-home Hidden Valley Ranch development currently being carved into a series of hillsides on Poway’s northern end near the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • James also recorded the 12,000th assist of his career in the first half, becoming only the fourth NBA player to reach the milestone.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Alex Zaleta Rubio recorded the clean sheet for La Vega.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribe. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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