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emboss

[em-baws, -bos] / ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /


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There is no crack of dormant glue as you first break the spine, nor is there the running of fingers over the raise of emboss.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2023

The coin, designed by east London artist and LGBTQ+ activist Dominique Holmes, uses state-of-the-art printing technology to emboss it with the colours of the Pride progress flag.

From Reuters May 18, 2022

They might as well emboss Bette Midler’s statue now.

From The Guardian May 2, 2017

In the real world, opportunities for selling and recruiting dry up very quickly, no matter how many inspirational seminars you attend and business cards you emboss.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2016

These in their natures only are Fit to emboss the border.

From Language of Flowers by Greenaway, Kate

Coca-Cola takes that engraving process a step further with a machine that snaps a photo of the user, then embosses that picture onto the iconic red can of soda.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

In his workshop, Demnig embosses the name and date of birth and circumstances of death by hand.

From Reuters May 5, 2023

Noel fixed up the living room with a desk where she keeps her paint and other materials; she embosses and paints aluminum from old beer cans, making sacred hearts, roses and other pop art.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2020

A record-holding winner of six Tony Awards, for both plays and musicals, Ms. McDonald embosses any production in which she appears with a good-value guarantee.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2015

Outside a suite of executive branch offices I spotted a dark-suited bald man carrying a file with the White House seal embossed on it.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Their home shirt pays homage to the '70s and features an embossed print inspired by daisies.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

One of the most moving artifacts on display in “John le Carré: Tradecraft,” from the Weston Library here, is a silk-lined, white-hide suitcase from Harrods embossed with the initials OMC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

At her L.A. tour stop, the venue was filled with a sea of sparkly botas, glittery beards, denim jackets embossed with Jenni Rivera’s face and tattoo sleeves dedicated to Chiquis.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2025

There were golden cards embossed on the cover, as well as the title Practical Manual of Card Magic and Illusions.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick

Their embossing reads: “Marty Supreme — Made in America.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

On the holster, in blue embossing tape, was an American name and a Colorado address.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2023

They squat on the surface with embossing hammers, swiftly stamping the top of each cube, like xylophone players performing in a concert.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2023

There’s also a creamy French Country line with sweet embossing on the edges.

From Washington Times Jun. 19, 2023

The operations of embossing and colour printing are also sometimes effected together in a modification of the ordinary cylinder printing machine used in calico-printing, in which it is only necessary to introduce suitably engraved cylinders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various




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