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as in etching
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 enrolling
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 entering
to put (someone or something) on a list
inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed
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Recent Examples of inscribing
Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
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Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribing
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According to Stein, the acid can eat away at the stone’s finish and cause dull spots or etching.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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In these bite-size courses, which can be as short as a week or two, future engineers and technicians can gain critical hands-on experience in clean-room fundamentals or an introduction to topics like lithography or etching.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, Indiana’s college-going goal is faltering, with fewer than 52% of 2023 graduates enrolling directly to higher education, the state’s lowest rate on record.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The extended season now can flow into mid-January — when transfers ideally would be enrolling at their new school.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mother Nature may not be quite ready for fall just yet, as highs remain in the 80s entering the first days of October, above average temperatures for this time of year.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Madrid Content City has already become one of the largest audiovisual hubs in Europe and is now entering phase IV of its expansion, expected to be completed by 2026.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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By listing the numbers in all these vectors as one set of coordinates, Galashin was able to define a point in a high-dimensional space.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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On desktop, scroll down to the bottom of the album listing and find more releases of the same album at the bottom right.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors say the killings were deliberate and carried out within minutes of Kassandra recording videos of her children playing.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Closer Emilio Pagán is a free agent after recording 32 saves for the Reds this year.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Much is beyond anyone’s control, but that doesn’t prevent carving out a new path.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Woven throughout are moments of advice passed from Paltrow to Martin about individuality, self-acceptance and empowerment — layered with Martin’s perspective on carving out her own identity.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Inscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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