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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing
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Recent Examples of incise
The artist works predominantly in soft pastel and oil pastel, deeply layered, incised, etched, and otherwise manipulated into phantasmagoric visions.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Initial analysis suggested the tattoos were incised with a blade and then impregnated with black pigment.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Initial analysis suggested the tattoos were incised with a blade and then impregnated with black pigment.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incise
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The words were etched in four languages, scratched into the edge of the pale wood by at least a dozen different hands, perhaps over the course of decades.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Mar. 2025
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As soon as the celebrations started, City players headed down the tunnel, disappointment etched on their faces.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors presented evidence at Ford's 1999 trial showing Greg had staggered to the middle of the field after being shot; there, Ford slit his throat, almost ear-to-ear, exposing his underlying muscle tissue.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Before Albrecht can even finish giving Lasher-care instructions, Ian goes full Lady Macbeth and slits Albrecht’s throat right there in the stairwell.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
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The centerpiece of the space is the National Monument to Freedom, a 155-foot-long, 43-foot-tall wall inscribed with 122,000 surnames of the 4.7 million formerly enslaved people recorded in the 1870 Census—the first census to list Black Americans entirely as free individuals.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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Rear numeral is inscribed in 9/10 black sharpie to Raiders tight end Foster Moreau, reading, ‘To 87, Keep being a beast on the field & even better guy off of it!—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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The basic accessory comes with a processor blade and two multiuse shredding and slicing discs.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
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That data can then be sliced into chunks to determine how fast the Universe was expanding at each point of time in the past, the better to model how dark energy was affecting that expansion.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The model wore a gray vest with light blue pinstripes, cutout vents, sharp lapels, and gold buttons engraved with Westwood’s telltale orb insignia.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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There’s a letter carrier called Penny Pal (Jenny Slate) that can rip people’s hearts out.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Tampa Bay Rays were all set to break ground on a new stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, when Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off Tropicana Field last October, rendering the venue unplayable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In bridging the gap between East Coast prep and West Coast casual, the brand has carved out a unique position in the fertile golf apparel landscape -- one that continues to grow as the sport itself evolves.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rashida has carved out a similarly impressive range for herself, appearing on shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, Angie Tribeca, and Sunny, and starring in Sofia Coppola's 2020 film On the Rocks.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Last season, the veteran slashed .251/.335/.468 with 26 home runs and 26 doubles.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The cutscene slashes through the past and present of the Hive God pantheon, which has a dead Oryx quasi-returned and now interested in us, his killers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Incise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incise. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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