as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document)
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
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Recent Examples of ink
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Linebacker Nick Bolton, one of the top ILBs potentially available come Monday and a definite target for the Broncos, inked a three-year extension with Kansas City.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s been a lot of ink spilled recently on the high cost of delivering affordable housing.
—Marisa Novara, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The Patriots entered the legal tampering period with $125.1 million in cap space, most in the league by a wide margin, per Over the Cap.
Find every Patriots signing, rumor and update here with the Herald’s free agency tracker:
Monday
Ex-Bills WR Mack Hollins inks 2-year contract
7:05 p.m.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Linebacker Nick Bolton, one of the top ILBs potentially available come Monday and a definite target for the Broncos, inked a three-year extension with Kansas City.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
To understand it, consider a color printer that breaks an image into one layer each of four different ink colors—cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s been a lot of ink spilled recently on the high cost of delivering affordable housing.
—Marisa Novara, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ink
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The striker signed a four-year deal on his return but moved to West Brom in 2017 for £12million, double the fee Southampton had paid Burnley five years earlier.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Comcast’s previous deal for the Olympic rights was signed more than a decade ago, and was set to run through 2032.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Around this time, Maxson Manor, the local restaurant run by the church, took out an ad in the same paper.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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This find is particularly exciting, explained Ritvik Basant, who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago and an author on a paper about the new discovery.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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But even the worst damaging publicity hasn't stopped Musk/Trump DOGE — at least not yet.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, the constant Swift publicity has also annoyed some longtime NFL fans.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
Jay Fisher,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned Monday after accusing the paper's CEO and publisher of killing her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' latest editorial edict.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Also in her restaurant news column: an early look at the new Santa Monica branch of Din Tai Fung plus notes on Lasung Tofu & Pot Rice in Koreatown, cocktail and dim sum bar Midnight Oil in Long Beach and the rebirth of the great Oaxacan restaurant Gish Bac as Casa Gish Bac, now in Pico-Union.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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In his most recent Sunday column , Jim made the case that the handful of Big Tech stocks could rise from the ashes.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the end of the day, no app feature can replace good old-fashioned conversations about balance and well-being.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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While this research is an important first step, future research will need to expand these datasets, use satellite tracking to follow potential neonate movement, and explore whether other environmental factors, such as deep-sea features or seasonal cycles, play a role in whale shark reproduction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ask for a testimonial strategically Most businesses wait until projects end to request testimonials.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony began, as usual, with celebrities giving testimonials to the camera about their acting career.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Related article Global travel is disrupted by Heathrow’s closure.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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This article was originally published by Vogue Spain.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ink. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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