insculped

verb

past tense of insculp, archaic
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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  1. etched
  2. inscribed
  3. engraved
  4. carved
Verb
  • Participants make vision boards out of magazine clippings and shoe boxes, write letters to their future selves etched in marker.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All the tender moments leading up to her beautiful day are forever etched in my heart.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of etched
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  • In 2016, 17 works across seven countries were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of the architect’s impact on global architecture in the 20th century.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inscribed
Verb
  • His name will join the 600 already engraved on the memorial wall.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • At the end of the ceremony, Walter presented Trump with a World Series ring engraved with the president’s name.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of engraved
Verb
  • In any case, this Atlanta fight night is blazing hot and Tesehki and Big Lex have carved their piece of the pie.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The cavity has been carved into the nebula by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from massive young stars.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of carved
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“Insculped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculped. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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