initialing

verb

variants or initialling
present participle of initial
as in endorsing

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  1. endorsing
  2. signing
  3. inscribing
Verb
  • The group is not specifically endorsing or looking to knock down any specific bills in Congress yet, Handa said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In September, videos on X purported to show Leonardo DiCaprio and a bunch of other actors endorsing a campaign urging Americans not to vote for Democrats in November.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of endorsing
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  • The person signing the agreement may not be the person evaluating the outcome six months later.
    — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Berg was unpersuaded, however, because their case is based on signing a form as late as 2012.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of signing
Verb
  • Roupp could not recall previously inscribing that message on his cap during a game.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of inscribing
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“Initialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initialing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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