thumbprint
noun
thumb·print
ˈthəm-ˌprint 
1
: an impression made by the thumb
especially
: a print made by the inside of the first joint
2
: something that identifies
especially
: fingerprint sense 2a
Examples of thumbprint in a Sentence
He left a dirty thumbprint on the page.
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Roll dough balls and make thumbprint: Roll 1 heaping tablespoon portions of dough into balls and place on prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
As well as housing honeybees to contribute to the island’s agricultural thumbprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
One finding even goes so far as to pinpoint and classify idiosyncrasies in piloting skills—so perhaps repeat offenders might one day be spotted by the thumbprint their copter leaves on the sky.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
The cookie mix and raspberry spread makes a classic thumbprint cookie that Markle recently shared on her Instagram.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
As well as housing honeybees to contribute to the island’s agricultural thumbprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
One finding even goes so far as to pinpoint and classify idiosyncrasies in piloting skills—so perhaps repeat offenders might one day be spotted by the thumbprint their copter leaves on the sky.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
The cookie mix and raspberry spread makes a classic thumbprint cookie that Markle recently shared on her Instagram.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Thumbprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbprint. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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thumbprint
noun
thumb·print
ˈthəm-ˌprint
: an impression made by the thumb
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