as in signed
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 inked
The deal was inked by Disney with RAI’s RAI Com sales arm.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In recent months, Kalshi and Polymarket have inked several partnership deals with news outlets.
—Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Fubo also inked a separate carriage deal with the Atlanta Braves and BravesVision to stream Atlanta team games, starting with the March 27 opening day game.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Disney inked a deal with Epic Games to create a games and entertainment universe with the company’s brands, including Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The Army already inked a brand-new $87 million contract with Anduril earlier this week, as the first task order under that agreement.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The company inked a flurry of multibillion-dollar infrastructure deals with companies including Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
The tax sharing agreement that Brea’s city council inked with Manley in December will put the Costco on a portion of the Beckman Coulter campus on South Kraemer Street.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Clase inked a five-year, $20 million deal just before opening day in 2022, a few months after finishing fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
In recent months, Kalshi and Polymarket have inked several partnership deals with news outlets.
—Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Fubo also inked a separate carriage deal with the Atlanta Braves and BravesVision to stream Atlanta team games, starting with the March 27 opening day game.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Disney inked a deal with Epic Games to create a games and entertainment universe with the company’s brands, including Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The Army already inked a brand-new $87 million contract with Anduril earlier this week, as the first task order under that agreement.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The company inked a flurry of multibillion-dollar infrastructure deals with companies including Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
The tax sharing agreement that Brea’s city council inked with Manley in December will put the Costco on a portion of the Beckman Coulter campus on South Kraemer Street.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Clase inked a five-year, $20 million deal just before opening day in 2022, a few months after finishing fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
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More than a hundred lawmakers in the House and Senate signed letters sent to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in mid-March asking whether the Maven Smart System was involved in the strike on the school, and for more details on how the military is checking the work of AI.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Senegal’s president signed a law Monday that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the latest African country to impose harsh penalties against the LGBTQ+ community.—
Aleksandar Furtula,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Inked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inked. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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