inscribe

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Depending on the magnitude of the game, and of the challenge, Burruss would name the cast after a mountain peak, and use a Sharpie to inscribe the cast accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The U.S. has banned the sale of tools known as extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, which inscribe silicon wafers with microscopic patterns filled by billions of transistors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

"Mr Onakoya is a symbol of excellence and resilience that distinguish Nigerians both at home and abroad... Go, make history, and inscribe our name in gold," Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima posted on X.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

Over a period of six weeks, Heywood and Land roll and cut the clay, inscribe the disc with the honoree’s name and accomplishments, then apply the characteristic blue glaze and fire it in a kiln.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

He wished he could dip the quill into the inkpot and inscribe letters and draw pictures such as Brother Luke had done.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli