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as in etched
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings
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as in enrolled
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum
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as in listed
to put (someone or something) on a list
inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed
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Recent Examples of inscribed
Archaeologists subsequently uncovered a platform at the site with statue bases inscribed with the names of 14 Roman emperors and empresses.
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Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Behind the Corydon Central bench sat a wood cross with Gerlach's name inscribed.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
The rectangular piece of parchment, inscribed with verses from the Torah, protected her household from harm.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
The poem is inscribed on a bronze plaque on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Years ago, a man who was then my fiancé gave me a mourning ring, inscribed with the name and dates of birth and death of a Frenchwoman who lived in the mid-eighteenth century.
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The victims’ names and the dates of more than 4,000 killings are inscribed in the steel, though many names read simply unknown.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Behind the Corydon Central bench sat a wood cross with Gerlach's name inscribed.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
The rectangular piece of parchment, inscribed with verses from the Torah, protected her household from harm.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
The poem is inscribed on a bronze plaque on the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Years ago, a man who was then my fiancé gave me a mourning ring, inscribed with the name and dates of birth and death of a Frenchwoman who lived in the mid-eighteenth century.
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The victims’ names and the dates of more than 4,000 killings are inscribed in the steel, though many names read simply unknown.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement As more people question the value of higher education, the report released Thursday provides clear data on how much graduates enrolled in 2,695 degree and certificate programs at 324 California colleges and universities earn after five years compared with a high school graduate.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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According to the district website, Boone County Schools has over 20,000 students enrolled in 15 elementary schools, six middle schools and five high schools.Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
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The wildfire danger is high in all of the counties with burn bans except Yell, where it is listed as moderate on the division's website.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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The addresses listed are those given for tax purposes.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Despite its previous bad culinary advice about pizza and rocks, AI will initially be used for the presentation of the results for queries in English about recipes and meal ideas entered on mobile devices.Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Mayfield enjoyed an excellent game himself, throwing two more touchdown passes before halftime, and another field goal from McLaughlin late in the third meant the Bucs entered the fourth quarter up 27-20.Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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For the mother of one, the piano, with the faces of their ancestors carved into it, is their family legacy.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Hurricane Helene carved a path of devastation across the southeast, leaving over 220 dead across six states.Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
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Most Companies Don’t Disclose Their Impacts On Nature Black explained that 10% of the apparel and footwear sample were recorded to have no relevant sustainability information whatsoever.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In March 2022, temperatures in some parts of the continent reached up to 70 degrees above normal, the most extreme temperature departures ever recorded in this part of the planet.Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Inscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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