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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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Recent Examples of etch
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 May 2025
He was buried Monday at his family's cemetery plot, right by the marker with the bomber etched on it.
—CBS News, 26 May 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024
Nanoimprint lithography stamps the chip’s design directly onto a silicon wafer, while EUV instead uses light to etch circuit patterns.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
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Verb
October’s 1-0 victory against Bayern Munich is etched into club history and Emery’s vintage win so far.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 May 2025
He was buried Monday at his family's cemetery plot, right by the marker with the bomber etched on it.
—CBS News, 26 May 2025
Noun
Working with toolmakers, TSMC has used ever-smaller wavelengths to pattern and etch away silicon, shrinking the features left behind on its wafers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024
Nanoimprint lithography stamps the chip’s design directly onto a silicon wafer, while EUV instead uses light to etch circuit patterns.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
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Or, if investment jewelry would be more appreciated, go for a piece like Tiffany’s Diamond and Mother-of-pearl Circle Pendant ($3,100 plus engraving costs on tiffany.com), engraved with her name to commemorate all of that hard work.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
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There is one non-race winner who is engraved on the trophy, and that is Anton Hulman.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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The floor piece is almost like making a rubbing or an etching of that part of the footprint of the museum.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Laser etching throughout the structure allows radar signals to pass through without compromising its heat-hiding abilities, according to SCMP.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The clues first turn up inscribed in a 9th-century Tibetan scroll and then — Da Vinci Code style — in the 1600s in masterpieces painted by Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez, El Greco and Rembrandt.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The garden will have the names of Bluebell, Moley and Beth, as well as Charles' dog Snuff, inscribed on a path.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The custom bottle engraving is by Angel’s Envy Bourbon and it is priced at $55.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Only an engraving of Equiano’s likeness printed in the frontispiece of The Interesting Narrative remains.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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This program carves the path to transform its matriculants from a high school senior into an empathetic, well-rounded physician ready to make an impact.—
Kristen Moon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Here are the key characters your family will get to know in the first season: Lily Pak High-energy, curious and eager, Lily is an independent 11-year-old who longs to carve out her place in the world.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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The Sculpture Contest Spam isn’t served at the party or even on the restaurant’s menu—it’s sculpted.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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The rapper typically prefers a long nail, and her blue set was sculpted to perfection in a rounded stiletto shape.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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The Arizona State University research team measured more than two decades of NASA satellite observations and used land modeling to trace how groundwater tables in the Colorado River basin were dwindling.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Many tomato problems, especially when a crop is disfigured, cracked, or infected by fungus, may be traced to irregular soil moisture.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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“Etch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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