Thesaurus results for INSCULPING

insculping

verb

present participle of insculp, archaic

as in etching

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface laid to rest under a stone insculpt with the figure of an angel

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The company specializes in etching and deposition, two essential manufacturing processes.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Indiana receivers Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh are etching their names into Indiana lore on a weekly basis, too.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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