as in etched
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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Instead of routing electricity through copper wires, photonic chips guide light through microscopic channels called waveguides etched into a wafer.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026 -
The array of 650 orange-brick apartments that once stood here remains etched into his memory.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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Nearly every Giant who saw the field wore the cap, but three Giants inscribed a message on their hats, while one player avoided the Pride cap entirely.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The tradition started when the artists inscribed each victim’s name on a ribbon and then sent them to Orlando in the months following June 12, 2016.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The Revere bowl was hidden for decades by the descendants of the secret resistors whose names are engraved on its surface.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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Almost every surface is laser-engraved with text, in thirteen languages.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Some are visible in the sky, some carved into stone, some hidden beneath the sea, and others formed by fire or water.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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But even these trails, like the ones Vernon carved out with friends near his home in Bella Vista, have had a positive effect.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Insculped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculped. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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