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emboss

[em-baws, -bos] / ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /


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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

Beneath the obvious mowing patterns, I can make out the faint paths where the grounds crew cuts it foul pole to foul pole, so as not to emboss the outfield with game-changing ridges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2015

"I’ve had people calling from as far away as from England looking for the book early," said Madrie, who will emboss copies of the book so folks will know it was bought in Lee’s hometown.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2015

He would do his best to inscribe a circle and then emboss it with perfectly upright hair, as though the person in question had just been perusing the most stirring of penny-dreadfuls.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)

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

Up front, a fierce rictus of sterling-bright, illuminated vertical bars is capped with a chrome plate embossed with the word “Maybach.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

There’s the front door intercom panel, a pair of embossed leather club chairs and, fatefully, Mr Big’s Peloton water bottle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

She held Ifemelu's wrist, then ran her hand, almost meditatively, over the embossed title of Ifemelu's Sidney Sheldon novel.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

When the blocking out from the interior is finished, or when no such embossing is required, the object to be chased is filled with molten pitch, which is allowed to harden.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various


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