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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Until recently, Academy, a public school that enrolls more than three hundred elementary-age students, had a single dishwashing machine that could handle one large sheet pan at a time.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ohio State University, which enrolls the most international students in Ohio, reported a 37% drop in first-year international students and a slightly smaller number of total international students this year.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here’s a quick guide to what’s available and what’s not as the shutdown enters its 13th day Monday, with no end in sight.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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During the preseason, Los Angeles lists the five-time NBA All-Star at six-foot-seven, 244 pounds.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Groover declined to provide a list of customers that use its aluminum, but according to its website, Novelis lists other automakers such as Hyundai Motor’s North America as a customer.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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As parents, uninterrupted personal time is rare, and this routine carves out that space.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The map carves Kansas City into three Republican-leaning districts, an overt example of partisan gerrymandering or the practice of redrawing electoral district boundaries to favor one party over another.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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The parties appeared to reach a détente nearly a year later when Pulte received a plaque and a letter of thanks, court records state.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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While crime in Memphis has declined by double-digit percentages since early 2024, the city still records some of the highest violent-crime rates in the country.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Inscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribes. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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