graved

Definition of gravednext
past tense of grave
as in etched
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face

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  • Mendoza’s name might already be etched into the card NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will use to announce the Raiders’ top selection.
    Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This week will remain etched on my heart.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • But the responsibility of all adults to protect the health of all kids is also engraved in that Declaration, Article 25.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • Technically, all inscribed or mixed Readymades were assisted, though the term was more easily understood in those works evincing Duchamp’s facture.
    Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • Authorities also launched a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carved out emergency lanes on main roads and closed the 14th and 16th Street parking lots in an effort to maintain order.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.
    Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Graved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/graved. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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