Thesaurus results for INSCULP

insculp

verb

in-ˈskəlp

Definition of insculp

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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Its chips never load the weights at all, because the weights are etched permanently into the transistors.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 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

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Aprendi no que consiste o verdadeiro alimento há muitos anos, quando tive problemas estomacais tão graves que só conseguia reter os alimentos mais básicos.

— Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026
Understand cash inflow from cradle to grave and look at the forecast and cash flow weekly, holding everyone accountable for knowing their numbers and delivering on their numbers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
But, outside of clothing items and a set of denture plates inscribed with a partially illegible set of numbers, there was too little evidence recovered from the scene to generate leads in the case.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of inscribe

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The bedroom is on floor one, the first door on the right (that door, by the way, has three peepholes carved seemingly at random), and is bedecked in reddish wood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Hensley was introduced to the fiddle early in life when her father taught her how to carve and play the instrument, according to local news outlet KY3.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

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