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as in etched
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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as in enrolled
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 listed
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 inscribed
Collectors who purchased a piece gained the right to have the tattoo inscribed on their body, making the artwork participatory and transforming the skin into a living canvas.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Volpe passed away in 2016, and her famous chicken soup recipe is inscribed right from her recipe card at the top of her headstone.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Khentika's tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Each one is fitted with a metal plate inscribed with a unique number.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Copies were numbered between 1 and 192 and inscribed with the reviewer’s name.
—Alexander Sorondo, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Barrymore devoted some ink to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie, by getting their names inscribed on the inside of her right wrist in March 2016.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget Hawks goalie Spencer Knight, who was part of two Panthers teams that went on to win the Cup but didn’t get his name inscribed on either.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Volpe passed away in 2016, and her famous chicken soup recipe is inscribed right from her recipe card at the top of her headstone.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Khentika's tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Each one is fitted with a metal plate inscribed with a unique number.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Copies were numbered between 1 and 192 and inscribed with the reviewer’s name.
—Alexander Sorondo, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Barrymore devoted some ink to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie, by getting their names inscribed on the inside of her right wrist in March 2016.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget Hawks goalie Spencer Knight, who was part of two Panthers teams that went on to win the Cup but didn’t get his name inscribed on either.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribed
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Albert mentioned to Trump that Carter’s attendance came on the same day Bucky Dent etched his name into the annals of history between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Does this mean the Canon must be etched in stone, never to change for all history?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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They're enrolled in an assistance program that caps their monthly electric bill.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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The grants go to about 1,000 districts, which together have nearly 8 million students enrolled.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Eagles have officially listed Johnson as questionable to return with an ankle injury.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of people listed were charged in multiple swing states that were the center of unfounded claims of election fraud, including Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Those who died have their names engraved in the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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One year later, Witney competed on season 21 as Bindi Irwin entered the ballroom and won the show again alongside judge Derek Hough.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Retraced, a digital platform for supply chain transparency and compliance, has entered a strategic partnership with Db Journey as the Scandinavian luggage label braces for Europe’s digital product passport era.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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In addition to laying down her own songs, the singer also recorded a track-by-track cover of Blink-182’s breakthrough 1999 album, Enema of the State.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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On the morning of July 4, precipitation was falling at 3 to 4 inches an hour, according to the National Weather Service; some locations recorded up to 7 inches, or 122 million gallons of water per square mile, in three hours.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Inscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribed. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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