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Synonyms for etch
Synonyms: Verb
engrave, grave, incise, inscribe, insculp [archaic]
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etched an identification number on the back of the television glass that has been etched with an identification numberRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Johnson now wants a general election in mid-October, but the opposition won’t play ball until the anti-no-deal law is etched in stone. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Dow Chemical’s Sustainability Drive: CEO Daily," 4 Sep. 2019 Cerebras has pushed this approach to the limit: its chip is the biggest that can be cut from the largest available wafers, the round sheets of silicon onto which transistors are etched. — The Economist, "Cerebras unveils the world’s chunkiest AI chip," 22 Aug. 2019 And the clean grill marks etched across chicken breast painted with chipotle and cilantro sauces were just window dressing for meat that came out dry and stringy. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Aldaco’s Mexican Cuisine restaurant is mid-level Mexican food in San Antonio’s Stone Oak," 22 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter Cerebras has pushed this approach to the limit: its chip is the biggest that can be cut from the largest available wafers, the round sheets of silicon into which transistors are etched. — The Economist, "Will the world’s biggest AI chip find buyers?," 19 Aug. 2019 Hubbard’s thoughts on Thetans will survive anything, as they’re reportedly inscribed on etched steel plates in titanium containers filled with inert argon gas. — Matt Farwell, The New Republic, "Jeffrey Epstein Chose New Mexico for a Reason," 15 Aug. 2019 Police received a report that Graffiti was etched Aug. 2 on a tunnel, walls and some signs along a bicycle path near Green Bay Road and Route 176. — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, "Lake Bluff police: Officers investigate car burglary and graffiti found along bike path," 13 Aug. 2019 In spots where the tool seemed to dull, the hominin made several passes of the stone tip, etching multiple lines that nearly overlap. — Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic, "Oldest carving in East Asia found. But its maker is a mystery.," 24 July 2019 Printmaking lecture Saturday at museum California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum hosts a printmaking lecture by etching-printmaker Oliver Dewey-Gartner at 1 p.m. Saturday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Brother Benno’s ‘Sip and Paint’ fundraiser to help working poor, homeless," 24 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
From the clearing where we’d laid out our tents and camp pads, the opposite bank of the river was barely perceptible except for a faint Etch-a-Sketch panorama of sandstone buttes and towers. — Jim Buchta, chicagotribune.com, "Call of the Colorado River leads to a family pilgrimage," 11 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'etch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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