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incised

verb

Definition of incised

past tense of incise

as in etched

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface incised a pattern into the copper plate

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as in sliced

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 incised The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object. — Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026 Little climbed into a trench and bent over a vertical stone that was incised with a web of typically Orcadian geometric patterns. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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Participants make vision boards out of magazine clippings and shoe boxes, write letters to their future selves etched in marker.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
All the tender moments leading up to her beautiful day are forever etched in my heart.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of etched

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Another veneer is made of eucalyptus from the paper industry, which is formed into a block then sliced into the veneer during a ten-week process.

— Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But by the time it’s finished, those muscles have been flavored, cooked, cooled and sliced so thin that they can be folded into a sandwich in just a few seconds.

— Anna Dilger, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sliced

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In the fifth, Bregman ripped a sweeper from Jake Bird into the visitors' bullpen in left for a three-run shot to cap the Cubs' four-run inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripped

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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

Definition of inscribed

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While the good-paying white-collar jobs in the ‘burbs are getting slashed, the substantial workforce Capital One inherited from Discover in the city of Chicago largely has been spared.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, other Western governments have slashed assistance grants and development loans to their lowest level since 2016.

— Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashed

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In any case, this Atlanta fight night is blazing hot and Tesehki and Big Lex have carved their piece of the pie.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The cavity has been carved into the nebula by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from massive young stars.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of carved

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Last month, the image of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo being pinned to the ground, his torso pierced by a bullet, became the latest evocation of that history.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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