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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
Brandt said Josiah Redman is buried under the dog marker, which does not have a name inscribed.
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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
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
The most important stop is the engraving station, where the winners can get their trophies inscribed.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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
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
The most important stop is the engraving station, where the winners can get their trophies inscribed.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribed
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Some had characteristic ticks etched along their outer edges, while others looked like small sticks cut lengthwise, with a flat and a curved side—forms that their makers crafted deliberately to produce random outcomes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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The humble fastener has enthralled Chamberlain for years—so much so that a tattoo of a singular button is etched into her upper arm.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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The only exception is for PCs enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program, which US users can sign up for using two free options.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vets who were already enrolled would keep those low-cost, affordable loans.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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The man who was shot – identified by police as the original suspect – was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bank of America also listed peer bank Citigroup as another name on the list.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 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
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The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Greater Boise Auditorium District Board on Tuesday entered into an agreement to buy a 4⅛-acre lot with an aging warehouse on River Street between 10th and 11th streets, a seven-minute walk from its convention center in the heart of downtown.—
Mark Dee
April 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the day in the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 88 points.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 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
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He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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On average, almost 200 rapes were recorded by the police every single day in the year up to June 2025, which the government say is likely to be an underestimate of how many took place.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Public outcry shut this down a few years later, but the audience surely knew the reference when Lehrer recorded this song live at Sanders Theater.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Inscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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