initialed

verb

variants or initialled
past tense of initial
as in countersigned

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  1. endorsed
  2. inscribed
  3. signed
Verb
  • Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of endorsed
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  • Since the invention of the Monte Carlo method in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, algorithmic programming has quickly inscribed itself in most, if not all, human experiences.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Archaeologists excavating Hattusa, the former capital of the Hittite Empire in what is now Turkey, discovered a fragment of a clay tablet inscribed with Akkadian cuneiform, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of inscribed
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  • In reality, the president and the tech leaders signed a voluntary accord that allows the companies to police themselves.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The 8-page letter to UNH president Jens Frederiksen, dated Thursday, is signed by Moolenaar rather than the full committee.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of signed
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“Initialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initialed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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