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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engrave
The bullets that killed Thompson were found to have phrases critical of the health-care industry engraved on them, leading authorities to suspect the killer was someone who disliked the practices of Thompson's company.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Here's a beautiful necklace which features a coin-size pendant engraved with tiny twinkling crystals shaped to reflect the constellation for her astrological sign.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Designed in Thiers, France—known to blade aficionados as the knife capital of the world—the saber features an ebony wood handle and can be engraved with a custom name or date.
—Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Gallagher said Bossy was even staring at a special ornament—Bomber's paw print with his name engraved.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Here's a beautiful necklace which features a coin-size pendant engraved with tiny twinkling crystals shaped to reflect the constellation for her astrological sign.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Designed in Thiers, France—known to blade aficionados as the knife capital of the world—the saber features an ebony wood handle and can be engraved with a custom name or date.
—Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Gallagher said Bossy was even staring at a special ornament—Bomber's paw print with his name engraved.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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In Aghdam, across Nagorno-Karabakh, and in countless regions worldwide— where up to 110 million mines remain buried across 60 countries— the promise of renewal is etched into the soil, waiting to be healed.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the others, the prisoners have etched calendars with every day of the week.Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.Sarah Ventre, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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It's been reported that the shell casings found at the scene were inscribed with the words deny, defend and depose, echoing a phrase used by insurance industry critics.Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This illustration provided by researchers depicts a person carving an osteoderm from a giant sloth in Brazil about 25,000 to 27,000 years ago.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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So in addition to your programming for kids, Disney has carved out a strong niche with adult animation since the Fox merger.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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