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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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Union Park Middle, the emptiest of the seven, enrolls about 560 students on a campus meant for more than 1,400.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Netflix One of the few original titles announced for 2026, Love Through a Prism follows the plucky and artistically inclined Lili Ichijoin, a Japanese foreign student who enrolls in an art school in London in the early 1900s.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Newsom enters his last year in office facing an $18 billion deficit, which the Legislative Analyst’s Office projected could swell to $35 billion next year.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Johnson also enters the job with head coaching experience.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
7 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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One of the comments on Jessie James Decker’s video suggests rolling the cookies in shredded coconut, and my mom’s recipe also lists this as optional.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to Tarrant County Medical Examiners records, the cause of death was complications resulting from dehydration and malnutrition.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Assign a launch owner who keeps track of edits, examines important charts, and records incidents.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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His company, led by tech entrepreneurs and car enthusiasts as well as top automotive engineers, carves out a specific niche, born of enjoying cars, and aimed at prolonging the lives of iconic vehicles.—
Paul Ratner,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Inscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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