as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document)
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
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Recent Examples of ink
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The company has inked deals to offer service in three countries where Musk and Starlink have faced political trouble: Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Thao Thai, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The company specializes in large-format digital printing, proprietary ink technology, and advanced UV LED printing solutions.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Sean Morrison, a Republican and one of a handful of commissioners who has been on the board since the first Tyler contract was inked, said county leaders share the blame for the property tax project going over time and over budget.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The company has inked deals to offer service in three countries where Musk and Starlink have faced political trouble: Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
Some love stories are written in pen and ink—others in terra-cotta and marble.
—Thao Thai, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The company specializes in large-format digital printing, proprietary ink technology, and advanced UV LED printing solutions.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tuch is eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine last month agreed to a U.S. proposal for a full ceasefire lasting 30 days, which the Kremlin refused to sign while making its consent to a partial ceasefire in the Black Sea hinge on sanctions relief.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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But what looks lean on paper is proving increasingly costly at the top.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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In his court filing this week, his defense attorney noted the high-profile publicity of Villatoro Santos's case.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Yet even at the time, the scandal was baked into the publicity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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Michael Bennet should resign his U.S. Senate seat to run for governor (Denver Post editorial) Sports Rockies Mailbag: As losses mount, will Bud Black or Bill Schmidt be fired?—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Guardian: In an open letter, hundreds of former Mossad operatives criticized Israel’s return to war in Gaza. OPINION ■ Return Abrego García to Maryland, by The Washington Post editorial board.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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Joe Mathews writes the Connecting California column for Zócalo Public Square.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The mosaics date from that time, and the interior also boasts Classical columns plundered from other buildings, although it’s encased in a Neoclassical facade built in the 1700s.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Education appears to have removed a key new feature of the StudentAid.gov website that has allowed borrowers to track their student loan forgiveness progress.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The ability of car companies to charge users to activate some features is effectively the only reason the car’s systems need to communicate with cell towers.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
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After the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra offered something of a testimonial to the growth in his offensive game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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To identify that kind of pain point, dig into your client feedback, read through testimonials, and conduct interviews.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 3 min Meghan Markle stopped to smell the roses on Sunday with her two children.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article When CVS Health Corp. acquired Aetna Inc. in 2018, the pharmacy giant agreed to keep the health insurer’s headquarters in Hartford for at least a decade and create a center of excellence around its new insurance business.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ink. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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