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Recent Examples of inscription
The notion of an errant line emitted from disabled bodies, intentionally or unintentionally, is inextricable from the modern origins of graphic inscription and other graphic methods in the nineteenth century.
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Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
About 2,800 stones with inscriptions have been found on the Greek island of Delos, some of which are inventories from temples on the island.
—James Doubek, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Part of the inscription is missing, and Zarmakoupi hopes to reconstruct it after conducting additional excavations.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, and bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
About 2,800 stones with inscriptions have been found on the Greek island of Delos, some of which are inventories from temples on the island.
—James Doubek, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Part of the inscription is missing, and Zarmakoupi hopes to reconstruct it after conducting additional excavations.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, and bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscription
epitaph
Noun
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Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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