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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing
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Recent Examples of incise
Initial analysis suggested the tattoos were incised with a blade and then impregnated with black pigment.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Expertly mimicking a child’s earnest handiwork, the picture being incised into human flesh shows two stick-figure girls holding hands.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Expertly mimicking a child’s earnest handiwork, the picture being incised into human flesh shows two stick-figure girls holding hands.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incise
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Climbing atop bricks and nails, Harris took in the scene: A mural was etched into the wall, spanning its width.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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And Westbrook’s infamous reputation as a 3-point shooter has been etched in scouting reports for years.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
1 Jan. 2025
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The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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The park, a UNESCO Heritage Site inscribed in 1991, is home to several thousand Komodo dragons, the largest species of lizard in the world, according to UNESCO.—
Bella Stoddart,Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sarcophagus found inside the tomb was also inscribed with the name of its occupant and his titles, according to the post.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Even when the Clippers’ 26-point lead in the third quarter was sliced to 15 by the end of the quarter and to 11 early in the fourth, Leonard sat on the bench.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Instead of stopping with the wall, Martin and his representatives said, his contractor kept slicing, also taking the top off that previously intact 46-foot length of the bluff next to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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It’s engraved with the L.U.C logo and guilloché finish, all of which can be view through a sapphire caseback.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Zoë Schiffer: One, custom heirloom recipe board, a high-quality wooden cutting board engraved with a cherished family recipe and handwritten script.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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His logic for ripping Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark for doing nothing more than watching a Chiefs game made no sense at all.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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In floor remarks Saturday morning, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ripped into the Trump administration for the move, saying that the dismissals are a possible violation of federal law.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Jan. 2025
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To build all this, a huge tunnel first had to be dug into the mountain and then the dwellings themselves were carved out over a period of roughly seven years.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
20 Jan. 2025
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It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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But with Trump returning for a second term, there’s a particular worry among some longtime government staffers about the president-elect’s fixation on loyalty, his desire to push the bounds of presidential authority and how his team might seek to slash the workforce.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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The policymakers slashed rates by 0.5 percentage points in September, followed by a 0.25 percentage point drop in November.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Incise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incise. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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