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inscribes

verb

present tense third-person singular of inscribe

as in etches

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 enrolls

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 enters

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 inscribes The path the moon inscribes around the Earth is elliptical rather than circular. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

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In the 1990s, in parallel with the work on optimal channel networks, geomorphologists developed powerful landscape evolution models to capture this constant adjustment and show the mechanism by which Hack’s law etches itself on the landscape.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
While the confetti settles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Spain etches its name further into soccer’s history books with its second men’s World Cup title, the women’s side of the game is awakening.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of etches

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Employers, meanwhile, should evaluate those partners not only on cost and features but also on what happens after an employee enrolls.

— Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolls

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As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, North Korea’s involvement has reached an unprecedented scale — marking Pyongyang’s largest foreign military deployment in its 78-year history.

— Glen E. Howard, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Heart Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide — and risk jumps when a woman enters menopause.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enters

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Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.

— Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of engraves

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Huffman and Morelle requested the GAO review Freedom 250 documents, including contracting information, records management and funding information.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
When a bird ascends during a migratory flight, a barometric geolocator records a steep drop in air pressure, capturing the timing of departure and arrival for every stop along a bird’s migration route.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

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