inscribing

verb

present participle of inscribe
1
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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2
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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3
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 Roupp could not recall previously inscribing that message on his cap during a game. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history. — Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribing
  1. etching
  2. enrolling
  3. entering
  4. engraving
  5. listing
  6. recording
  7. carving
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  • Instead of etching holes directly into the semiconductor, researchers patterned a silicon dioxide layer and then covered it with epitaxial semiconductor.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The etching and aquatint printed in ink on paper, titled Torero, is the ninth in an edition of 30.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of etching
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  • The share enrolling immediately after graduation has fallen from 70% to 62% over the past decade.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many insurance carriers offer discounts for bundling auto insurance with other policies or enrolling in safe driving programs.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of enrolling
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  • Trading innovation goes to the birds As regional stock exchanges began to crop up, so did arbitrage opportunities—that is, chances to buy or sell an asset in one market, then lock in a profit by entering the opposite order in another.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After a bittersweet season that saw United reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time, but fail to qualify for this season’s edition, the club is entering a new era.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of entering
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  • Although Craven’s touch is missing, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett honor his memory by mimicking his style while engraving their own slick mark.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Genesis claims that this Wing Face Micro Lens Array is an industry first and required a special laser-engraving process to execute.
    — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of engraving
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  • Nepal's government has published continuous updates on rescue efforts, including creating a website listing the names of those rescued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Holding a phone camera with one hand and a lighter in the other, Chamel Abdulkarim is heard in the video listing off complaints about not being paid enough to get by.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • Northern Illinois drops after not recording a first down at Iowa until late in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes' third-string defense.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of recording
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  • In addition to addressing the corporate tax credit cap, lawmakers had also turned attention toward carving out a post-production incentive despite a very tight budget year.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After the factory closed in 1967, its new owners began carving the sprawling industrial complex into artist studios.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of carving

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“Inscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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