as in drawing
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as in engraving
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate
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as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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Recent Examples of etching
IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
Prince Albert, also German, sent trees to schools and army forts around the holiday season, but the tree trend took off with the help of an 1848 etching which made their tradition public knowledge.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The cathedral's gothic form has been depicted in paintings, etchings and photographs.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
In October, the brand focused on creating wearable art in partnership with the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam by replicating the Dutch Master’s etching technique on denim with laser technology.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Inside the wet-chemistry module, for example, the wafer would undergo cleaning, development of the photoresist and its removal, and etching, among other procedures.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
Prince Albert, also German, sent trees to schools and army forts around the holiday season, but the tree trend took off with the help of an 1848 etching which made their tradition public knowledge.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The cathedral's gothic form has been depicted in paintings, etchings and photographs.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
In October, the brand focused on creating wearable art in partnership with the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam by replicating the Dutch Master’s etching technique on denim with laser technology.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the California Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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His mother, Rhonda, was a fashion designer who sold watercolor drawings of her designs to clothing manufacturers throughout Manhattan.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Desprez created a watercolor painting during that timeframe that depicts a feast taking place in the grotto.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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For 4 1/2 hours, the light becomes magical and the colors of everything are perfect pastel against the artic sky, with delicate and unreal shades.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sort Clothes Properly Start by sorting clothing by color: light (white, pastel, light gray, and white background prints) and dark (black, red, navy, brown, and dark gray).—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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The river is only partially responsible for carving out the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon.—
Joe Salas,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2025
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Once Smith gets going, Kelly really starts carving teams up.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Taking it back further, Flo Jo’s long acrylics in the 1980s broke barriers, while Lil’ Kim’s short squared look in the ‘90s, and macro French tips on Mary J. Blige in the ‘00s became certified classics.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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The best and brightest superstars in tennis — such as Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and others — battle it out on cushioned acrylic hard courts during the 2025 Australian Open, which kicks off the new tennis season.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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For other diseases like parvovirus and distemper, vaccination rates were even lower.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2025
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These vaccinations, which include bordetella bronchiseptica, distemper, canine hepatitis and parainfluenza, help shield puppies and dogs from potential diseases.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2024
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Do something fun and silly—like finger painting or completing a puzzle.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fast forward, and the hero product has been revamped with a convenient applicator—goodbye, lip balm finger painting!—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Etching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etching. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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