1
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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Local districts pay tuition for every student who enrolls in regional schools.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wootton High School enrolls about 1,900 students.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jackson, a quarterback for the college, graduates from North Carolina A&T and enters Chicago Theological Seminary, but leaves school before acquiring a degree.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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Every watch represents almost a full year of work, and the watchmaker engraves his signature on a gold plaque inside the movement after final testing.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
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While the city’s Engineering & Capital Projects website lists the project as partially funded, Becker said the construction contract is fully funded.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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For perspective, Shawnee’s Chamber of Commerce lists the city as having five hotels.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Budget records from the 2021 fiscal year indicate the vendor is Imagine Math, though Byrd didn’t name the company during her news conference.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
19 Feb. 2026
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Court records document their wife filed for divorce that same year, citing irreconcilable differences.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and uses Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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In moments like these, KAVARI carves intricate filigrees out of monolithic blocks of sound, keeping the spiky moments from devolving into overly indulgent harsh noise (for fans of the latter, try her side project EEL BLOOD).—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Inscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribes. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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