as in etching
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as in inscribing
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone
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as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engraving
Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The quality of the engraving was exceptional beyond words.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The holder comes in a range of colors from brown to blue and can be customized with laser engraving.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
There are also five beauty treatment rooms, while services include brow shaping, lash extensions, facials, bespoke wedding scent consultations and fragrance bottle engraving.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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Kardashian flipped the pendant over to show the engraving, which also featured the date the necklace had been gifted beneath North's message.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The quality of the engraving was exceptional beyond words.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The holder comes in a range of colors from brown to blue and can be customized with laser engraving.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
There are also five beauty treatment rooms, while services include brow shaping, lash extensions, facials, bespoke wedding scent consultations and fragrance bottle engraving.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraving
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Apple dressed up our sample with a nano-texture glass layer whose microscopic etchings scatter ambient light.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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On the one hand, armor, as Wiley sees it, is a metaphor for portrait painting itself.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Always review forms and do not work with someone who will not sign a VA representation form (21-22 or 21-22a).Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Yellowstone has tackled hot-button topics that are top of mind for voters this year: land ownership, representation onscreen with its Native storytelling and reproductive rights, among other topics.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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An expanding black circle marks the spread of polar night in the Arctic in this animation of images acquired by the NOAA-20 satellite between Sept. 4 and Nov. 7.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Governor’s Veto The website for Kingstree depicts idyllic images of small-town life, with white people sitting on a porch swing, kayaking on a river, eating ice cream, and strolling with their dogs.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Albanese cited the risks to the physical and mental health of children from excessive social media use, in particular the risks to girls from harmful depictions of body image and misogynist content aimed at boys.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Its depiction is based on the real-life mobster Tony Spilotro’s association with the Las Vegas Tower of Pizza restaurant in the 1960s.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraving. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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