as in signed
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 inked
Last October, the AIIB inked cooperation agreements with four Malaysian banks—Maybank, CIMB, AmBank and BPMB—to mobilize $6 billion to finance green infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
With San Jose pushing to attract manufacturing, research labs and data centers, city officials say PG&E is on track to provide power to a dozen major projects by 2030, as highlighted in a deal inked with the utility giant last year.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Braves just recently inked Pérez, a 34-year-old lefty starter, to a minor league deal.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The order, which the mayor inked onstage at the annual Interfaith Breakfast, directs city agencies to audit their policies on dealing with federal immigration agents in order to assure all agencies are complying with New York’s sanctuary city laws.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Already this year, the EU has inked trade agreements with India and four South American countries – a bloc referred to as Mercosur – after decades of negotiations.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
During the quarter, YouTube inked a deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for exclusive global rights to the Oscars awards ceremony beginning in 2029 and running through 2033, nabbing the media rights from ABC.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Big pharma companies including Pfizer, Sanofi, and AstraZeneca have inked major deals with Chinese biotech firms using AI for drug discovery, indicating the vast appetite for the use of the technology in the field, Rest of World reported.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The chipmaker inked a deal with OpenAI in October that could see the startup take a 10% stake in AMD.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
With San Jose pushing to attract manufacturing, research labs and data centers, city officials say PG&E is on track to provide power to a dozen major projects by 2030, as highlighted in a deal inked with the utility giant last year.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Braves just recently inked Pérez, a 34-year-old lefty starter, to a minor league deal.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The order, which the mayor inked onstage at the annual Interfaith Breakfast, directs city agencies to audit their policies on dealing with federal immigration agents in order to assure all agencies are complying with New York’s sanctuary city laws.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Already this year, the EU has inked trade agreements with India and four South American countries – a bloc referred to as Mercosur – after decades of negotiations.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
During the quarter, YouTube inked a deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for exclusive global rights to the Oscars awards ceremony beginning in 2029 and running through 2033, nabbing the media rights from ABC.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Big pharma companies including Pfizer, Sanofi, and AstraZeneca have inked major deals with Chinese biotech firms using AI for drug discovery, indicating the vast appetite for the use of the technology in the field, Rest of World reported.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The chipmaker inked a deal with OpenAI in October that could see the startup take a 10% stake in AMD.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
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Fan favorite and three-time World Series champion, Kiké Hernandez became a free agent after last season and has not signed a new contract.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Before the portal and other NCAA rules easing transfers, Austin said, Division II Livingstone might have signed 20 to 23 high schoolers out of a class of 27.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inked. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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