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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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McCoy has capacity for 834 students but now enrolls 462 children.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her kindergartener’s North San Antonio elementary school enrolls about 300 students and faces an uncertain future.—
Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Look for data on the interplanetary magnetic field’s Bz component, which determines how easily solar energy enters Earth’s magnetosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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When a driver enters the wrong ramp, the system activates flashing lights and cameras.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 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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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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While there’s no matching shams, their catalog lists many a pillowcase that would make a perfect companion, like this corduroy piece with a ruffled edge and needlepoint embroidery.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 Jan. 2026
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An arrest report described Porter as 235 pounds and 6 feet tall, but the Illinois Department of Corrections lists him as 5-foot-9.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Walters, 49, who records show once lived in a Brickell Avenue condo highrise, could not be reached on his cell phone and did not respond to a Miami Herald email seeking comment.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 2025 alone, 23 people were killed at Texas railroad crossings, according to Federal Railroad Administration records.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday morning, Josefina and her husband, both 70-year-old retirees, were driving along Boyacá Avenue, a highway that carves an east-to-west path across Caracas alongside Waraira Repano National Park.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gensler’s co-CEO Goldstein carves out some early-morning time to check the notes sent out to him on other platforms, filtering out urgent inquiries from the matters that can wait until breakfast comes.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Inscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribes. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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