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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Ernie Hudson is etched into film history as the Ghostbusters franchise's Winston Zeddemore, but his career encompasses nearly half a century.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
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Waveguide displays use a single lens with special patterns etched into it.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Khentika's tomb is a mastaba, one of the few in Egypt to have a curse inscribed on its facade.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each one is fitted with a metal plate inscribed with a unique number.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Ferndale, California, Christine and her husband are doing pre-planning and have already purchased and engraved their gravestones in a beautiful cemetery.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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There is a horn cup engraved with Captain Purdie’s initials attached by a snap hook above the grate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here, stainless steel tanks are arranged in a circular pattern around a central wooden barrel-aging chamber, inspired by ancient Tokaj cellars that were carved into volcanic rock.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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The statues, which were carved and placed on the South Pacific's Easter Island between the 12th and 17th centuries, have puzzled travelers since the first European contact was made there in 1722.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Insculped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculped. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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