inscribed

verb

past tense of inscribe
1
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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2
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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3
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 Such Chinese characters were inscribed or stamped on most of the hundreds of thousands of works made during the Chinese monarch’s rule in the 18th century. — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Caitlin Clark has come closest to date, with two card sales over $500,000 last year, including a high of $660,000 for her 2024 Panini Flawless WNBA Logowoman autographed and inscribed one-of-one card. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Late last month in South Korea, after more than four decades, Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, joining the likes of Yellowstone, Machu Picchu and the Great Barrier Reef. — AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2016, 17 works across seven countries were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of the architect’s impact on global architecture in the 20th century. — Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026 In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 But, outside of clothing items and a set of denture plates inscribed with a partially illegible set of numbers, there was too little evidence recovered from the scene to generate leads in the case. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Sites in South Sudan, Lebanon, and the State of Palestine made the list, along with properties in Ukraine, Suriname, and, again, Lebanon, that were already inscribed on the World Heritage List and are now on the List of World Heritage in Danger. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 The names of every winning team since 1947 are inscribed on its base. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscribed
  1. etched
  2. enrolled
  3. listed
  4. engraved
  5. entered
  6. carved
  7. recorded
Verb
  • Gorman’s name is etched with the ’06 Carolina champs, but not the 2026 group, as owner Tom Dundon chose to include family members and left some staffers unengraved.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The sculpture depicts a female figure, her cloak billowing out in the shape of a seed around her and etched with more than 300 global symbols of peace, holding olive branches and surrounded by six children, each representing a continent.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of etched
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  • Community organizer Estuardo Mazariegos, who is running to replace City Councilmember Curren Price in a South Los Angeles district, is now enrolled.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • More than 241,000 children are currently enrolled in the program statewide, WFAE reported this week.
    — The NPR Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of enrolled
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  • While the entire country is listed under Level 2, the department classified the Chapare Province under the highest Level 4 - Do Not Travel classification.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Prospective applicants for the program must submit industrial sites with a minimum of 30 acres of contiguous land, and the sites must be listed on the Arkansas Site Selection Database.
    — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of listed
Verb
  • Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, meanwhile, sent out models sporting dangling silver bands daintily engraved with the brand’s LV monogram.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After the hearing, Khalil and his lawyers posed for photos in front of the National Constitution Center, where all forty-five words of the First Amendment were engraved on a fifty-ton slab of marble, then walked to a ramen bar for lunch.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of engraved
Verb
  • Combined with recent updates across several companies in the AI industry, the AI competition appears to have entered a new phase centered on cost-efficiency.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Tatcha entered Europe in partnership with Sephora, adding to existing footprints in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • The bespoke bottle is carved out in front of guests, who can then take it home as a memento.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026
  • He’s even carved out an important role on special teams, too, working with the punt return, kick return and kick coverage units.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of carved
Verb
  • Analysts note that driven by the heatwave, PJM's recent grid load has been visibly higher than the levels recorded during the same period over the past two summers.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another Politico report confirmed that the European Data Protection Board will release a report later this summer to decide what actions should be taken to ensure no one in the EU is recorded without their consent.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recorded

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“Inscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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