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as in to enrol
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
Before the jackets are issued, the trophies are inscribed and the $20 million purse is disbursed, PGA fans can catch a leisurely warm-up swing for this weekend’s Masters.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Let this message come down from the mountain and be forever inscribed in stone.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
His name is forever inscribed in the history of world wrestling in golden letters.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
On the inside cover, his mother had inscribed a message to him.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Let this message come down from the mountain and be forever inscribed in stone.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
His name is forever inscribed in the history of world wrestling in golden letters.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
On the inside cover, his mother had inscribed a message to him.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribe
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The object was to break the roughly 5,000 inmates, etching into their minds that resistance of any kind was futile.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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These lands hold the long arc of the story of humankind, etched in petroglyphs on desert walls and handed down in the creation stories of Indigenous peoples that have stewarded them since time immemorial.—
Tracy Stone-Manning,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Orlando woman was walking north and entered the westbound lanes of Colonial.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Some may take the day to create a shadow box or wear jewelry engraved with their child’s name.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Some of the graves held copper-alloy bracelets with clasps, including one that was engraved with circular shapes.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Participants can use the program to earn a high school diploma, work toward a college degree, enroll in training and certificate programs at accredited schools, or improve their English skills.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Thirty institutions enroll more than 450,000 students.—
Cynthia Teniente-Matson,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetically. Steelers’ 2025 opponents The Steelers went 10-7 in the 2024 regular season before being blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs, extending Pittsburgh’s winless postseason drought to eight years.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Favorite Paint Picks Drew listed Farrow & Ball’s Dimity as his favorite neutral.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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For years, Democrats have tried to carve out loopholes in existing laws and promote new developments to address the housing shortage.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Clinton and Khalifa are betting that authenticity—and funk—can carve out space in a category that’s no longer an afterthought but the main event.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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In an Instagram video recorded from a hospital bed, Sheridan narrated his battle with pancreatitis.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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Paul explained his lapse in judgment occurred while recording his podcast shortly after the event weekend.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribe. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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