as in signing
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 inking
This hasn’t become a big deal yet because all signs point to Durant inking some form of an extension in the coming weeks that will tie him to Houston for the foreseeable future.
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William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Murray had a rather rough year in his first season after inking the new pact, appearing in just 11 contests that year while totaling 14 passing touchdowns and seven picks.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Pac-12 has undergone extraordinary change in the last two years, between losing 10 of its 12 members, gaining nine new member schools next year and inking at least two long-term media partnerships.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Williams Racing has continued to lean into the lifestyle and fashion space, inking deals with All Saints, Carl Friedrik and Abercrombie & Fitch.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
That same year, NBCUniversal’s distribution deal for YouTube TV expired but the companies reached a short-term extension before inking a long-term pact.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
In two or three years, Wiedenfels was instrumental in the company inking 24 deals, Ebeling added.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
As LiAngelo Ball’s brothers, top NBA draft picks Lonzo and LaMelo, were inking NBA contracts worth upwards of eight figures, LiAngelo went undrafted and couldn’t make an NBA roster.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Murray had a rather rough year in his first season after inking the new pact, appearing in just 11 contests that year while totaling 14 passing touchdowns and seven picks.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Pac-12 has undergone extraordinary change in the last two years, between losing 10 of its 12 members, gaining nine new member schools next year and inking at least two long-term media partnerships.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Williams Racing has continued to lean into the lifestyle and fashion space, inking deals with All Saints, Carl Friedrik and Abercrombie & Fitch.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
That same year, NBCUniversal’s distribution deal for YouTube TV expired but the companies reached a short-term extension before inking a long-term pact.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
In two or three years, Wiedenfels was instrumental in the company inking 24 deals, Ebeling added.
—Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
As LiAngelo Ball’s brothers, top NBA draft picks Lonzo and LaMelo, were inking NBA contracts worth upwards of eight figures, LiAngelo went undrafted and couldn’t make an NBA roster.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inking
signing
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By signing at this juncture, his contract is not guaranteed.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Bregman signing earlier this year, coming on the eve of spring training, caused all these dominos to tumble.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Inking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inking. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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