chiseling (in)

variants or chiselling (in)
present participle of chisel (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiseling (in)
Verb
  • Light eight lanterns if the British are invading by land, but running late.
    Evan Allgood, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • The court also upheld that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship for all except in the narrowest of cases, like the children of diplomats and invading soldiers.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Keeping the encroaching natural world at bay is a struggle in neighborhoods adjacent to Los Angeles County’s wildlands.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Not even underage performers are safe from the encroaching tech.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 June 2026
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“Chiseling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling%20%28in%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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