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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing
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Recent Examples of incise
The artist works predominantly in soft pastel and oil pastel, deeply layered, incised, etched, and otherwise manipulated into phantasmagoric visions.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Initial analysis suggested the tattoos were incised with a blade and then impregnated with black pigment.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Initial analysis suggested the tattoos were incised with a blade and then impregnated with black pigment.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
There, the child incised into the skirt on the right turns out to be standing on one of their mom’s feet, while the child incised on the left is actively stepping up on her other foot.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Carved from wood as a durable, 3-foot-tall, totem-like column, it was then wrapped in linen, covered with smooth plaster and incised and painted.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incise
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During a visit last fall, a representative from Pace Gallery, Samaras’s longtime dealer, pulled a black binder from a shelf, one among dozens lined up in an orderly row, to reveal hundreds more self-portraits, intricately etched in pencil.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Both Bregman and Story have second base experience, and that position isn’t etched in stone.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Police believe Ford first attacked Gregory, shooting him in the back of the head, bludgeoning him and slitting his throat.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said Ford first attacked Gregory, shooting him with a rifle, beating him and slitting his throat.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The anonymity of Doré and Pisan’s image enables more fluid possibilities for the viewer to inscribe their own meaning onto the prisoners.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Rolls-Royce The Silver Ghost inscribed Rolls-Royce’s reputation into the history books.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its interior is a vast, frozen wasteland, where temperatures can plunge below -40°C and icy winds slice through anything exposed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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During the segment, the comedian slammed the firing of tens of thousands of federal employees across multiple agencies and levels of importance before slicing his hand open on a prop mug.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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What is so extraordinary is that this artifact was engraved with a series of tiny, horizontal grooves, researchers said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Timex has also added a few thoughtful touches, like the pump style pushers and the Waterbury Watch Company logo engraved on the crown, which are nice throwback cues to the brands heritage.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cristian Arango ripped a shot past John Pulskamp for the first goal, after Sporting’s midfield was momentarily carved apart.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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The 37-year-old was back in his bag, ripping and blunting the cut with his signature flow and raps about getting money, maintaining, and of course, smoking the top-shelf Mary Jane.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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And unlike the rare total solar eclipse that carved a path of totality across only a portion of states in 2024, this month's lunar eclipse will be viewable in all of the lower 48 states.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Shear also shows promise as a talented director of fellow actors while also carving himself a major role as Allen often did.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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As the Trump administration slashes grants across the government, National Football League Alumni Inc. finds itself in a legal battle regarding a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant with the Georgia Department of Public Health.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already slashed research programs, and the administration has laid off dozens of employees — actions that education advocates say amount to eliminating the department in all but name.—
Anna North,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Incise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incise. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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