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Investigations into the inscription are ongoing, and more information is expected to be revealed in the future, officials said.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Its inscriptions are currently being deciphered.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
My dad’s high school yearbook contains some colorful inscriptions.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Prior to the launch of her limited-edition charm, the singer starred in the Pandora Talisman campaign — a new collection from the brand that forwent its traditional design codes and found inspiration from ancient coins with jewelry pieces including Latin inscriptions.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Its inscriptions are currently being deciphered.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
My dad’s high school yearbook contains some colorful inscriptions.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Prior to the launch of her limited-edition charm, the singer starred in the Pandora Talisman campaign — a new collection from the brand that forwent its traditional design codes and found inspiration from ancient coins with jewelry pieces including Latin inscriptions.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscription
epitaph
Noun
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Even the White House Historical Association, with a caution that has become typical of this dark time, confines itself to stating that it has been allowed to make a digital record of what’s being destroyed—as though that were a defense, rather than an epitaph.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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An epitaph is an inscription in memory of someone, usually on a tombstone.—
Kathy and Ross Petrass,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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