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Recent Examples of inscription
This year’s dedication will include the first inscription on the new memorial: David C. Houck, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Supply Specialist who passed away earlier this year while preparing for Ranger School.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
That decision to show the inscription on the cigarette was, again, a reality of production.
—Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Further work will be needed to complete cleaning and studying remaining inscriptions in the tombs.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in the statement that further study of other tombs’ inscriptions is needed to gain a deeper understanding of the tombs’ owners.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
That decision to show the inscription on the cigarette was, again, a reality of production.
—Hilton Dresden, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
Further work will be needed to complete cleaning and studying remaining inscriptions in the tombs.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in the statement that further study of other tombs’ inscriptions is needed to gain a deeper understanding of the tombs’ owners.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inscription
epitaph
Noun
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The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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See treasures Human remains that had been burned were also found inside the tomb, along with grave goods like a black-glazed porcelain basin, a white porcelain cup, a bronze mirror, a jade hairpin, a wooden comb and an epitaph, or tombstone.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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