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etches

  • present tense form
    of etch (3rd person singular).
    etch
    verb (used with object)
    to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.

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A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

On the wafer’s surface, a chemical substrate called a photoresist reacts to the light, and etches the stencil pattern into the silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

At her packing house, durians are passed under a laser that etches a serial number onto the skin of each fruit.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

It is called Murakami's reagent, which etches away carbon residue and changes the colour of steel in knife making, for example.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

A frown etches at the corners of his mouth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam