Definition of insculpnext
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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  • As waveguide smart glasses, the G2 uses flat, clear lenses with waveguides etched into them that redirect light projected from microprojectors built into the frames.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Today, this history is etched into a landscape pockmarked with deep craters and atomic lakes, contaminated with radioactive isotopes cesium-137, strontium-90 and plutonium-239 that can remain dangerous for thousands of years.
    Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Better yet, the superstar—who recently graved our TV screens on The White Lotus—worked with stylist Brett Alan Nelson to deliver custom outfits for the set.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • Impressed by this demonstration of America’s manufacturing might, Duchamp took one back to his studio, inscribed it, and hung from the ceiling.
    Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • The brewing dispute centers on the 40-home Hidden Valley Ranch development currently being carved into a series of hillsides on Poway’s northern end near the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Insculp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculp. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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