archaic
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface laid to rest under a stone insculpt with the figure of an angel

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  • Given how serene progress has been on the pitch and with a squad that is now fully fit and competing on all fronts, an image of Emery — a walking deity in most supporters’ minds — climbing those Wembley steps to lift the cup would be forever etched into memory.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • For a chip design firm, a particular wafer or etching tool may be sourced through a vendor who relies on imports from China or Southeast Asia.
    Kevin Carroll, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • The sculpture, which resembles a giant blood-red fingerprint, is inscribed with the names of 50 Apsáalooke chiefs who were coerced by the U.S. government into using their thumbprints to cede their tribal lands.
    Lauren Gallow, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On the inside cover, his mother had inscribed a message to him.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • At other times, a pithy quotation is like a tour guide handing you a delicious insight about the canyon, cathedral, or carving you’re gazing at.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Lawmakers in more than 30 states have carved out tax incentives for data center companies, arguing that without them, the data centers wouldn’t come—and that their presence is essential toward growing property and income tax revenue, and driving economic development.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Insculp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculp. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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