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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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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who joins as an Executive Member at $130 a year and enrolls in auto renewal earns a $40 Costco shop card.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fresno State enrolls 12,600 of these students, and the average price their families pay is $5,171 — though its unclear if that’s the cost for one academic year or more.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Companies such as SeniorSafeApp and Life 360, for example, offer the ability to create a custom ‘geo-fence’ for an aging family member to alert them if the family member enters or leaves a particular area.—
Nina A. Kohn,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mizzou enters the matchup with KU with a 1-0 record after defeating Central Arkansas 61-6 in last Thursday’s season opener.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Vegas lists the Cowboys’ chances to win the Super Bowl at 60-1.—
Mac Engel
September 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Capital Projects Plan is an ever-evolving document that lists major expenditures typically involving buildings, roads and equipment that are costly and significant.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Taroko Gorge, however, carves breathtaking grandeur from marble stone; a natural cathedral of cliffs, where suspension bridges sway above rapids and swallows dart through narrow canyons.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The best of it carves through that surface.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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After this stage, an impactor spacecraft will crash into the asteroid at high velocity, while the observer, supported by ground- and space-based telescopes, records the collision with advanced imaging systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The microphone on the tool also records the sound of blood flowing through the heart.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Inscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribes. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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