archaic
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface laid to rest under a stone insculpt with the figure of an angel

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  • During a visit last fall, a representative from Pace Gallery, Samaras’s longtime dealer, pulled a black binder from a shelf, one among dozens lined up in an orderly row, to reveal hundreds more self-portraits, intricately etched in pencil.
    Andrew Moore, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Both Bregman and Story have second base experience, and that position isn’t etched in stone.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • Thurgood Marshall In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Among the finds was a grave containing a German World War I soldier’s remains, identified by a wedding ring inscribed with his wedding date.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • With around 800 hundred stores across the United States, this will carve a cavernous gash through the country’s retail landscape.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • At least one department, Interior, has reportedly carved out an exception for them.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Insculp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insculp. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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