as in signed
to write one's name on (as a document)
the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA
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Recent Examples of inked
An Atlanta startup that has risen to become one of the largest fantasy sports companies has inked a partnership with one of its hometown sports franchises.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The first of those deals came last fall, when Peacock inked a deal for a bundle with Apple TV, and struck a deal with Walmart to offer Peacock for free to Walmart+ subscribers.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
The proof is inked on his right arm.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In the years immediately following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in August 1947 and the first India-Pakistan war a few months later, the two nations ramped up trade and inked new trade facilitation deals.
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Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Capelli Sport reached out and within months, the two inked a deal.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Kevin Bacon has inked a deal to star in Summoner, a new Amazon MGM horror film from writer-director Jeremy Slater that will mark his directorial debut, Deadline can confirm.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with AI music startups such as Suno, Udio and Klay.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Business + Finance Getty Images inked a deal with OpenAI.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The first of those deals came last fall, when Peacock inked a deal for a bundle with Apple TV, and struck a deal with Walmart to offer Peacock for free to Walmart+ subscribers.
—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
The proof is inked on his right arm.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In the years immediately following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in August 1947 and the first India-Pakistan war a few months later, the two nations ramped up trade and inked new trade facilitation deals.
—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Capelli Sport reached out and within months, the two inked a deal.
—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Kevin Bacon has inked a deal to star in Summoner, a new Amazon MGM horror film from writer-director Jeremy Slater that will mark his directorial debut, Deadline can confirm.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with AI music startups such as Suno, Udio and Klay.
—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Business + Finance Getty Images inked a deal with OpenAI.
—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inked
signed
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Aysha Bagchi Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion in the birthright case, which four other justices signed onto, centered on arguments about what citizenship has meant across the United States' 250-year-old history.
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The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
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“Inked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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