as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
regards a sense of permanence as one of the fingerprints of a civilized society
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Recent Examples of fingerprint
But what investors were really keeping their eyes peeled for were signs of political fingerprints on the independent central bank.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
If two particles come from related sources, their relative momenta carry a fingerprint of that relationship.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
With Carti ruling the Billboard 200 last year and touring stadiums alongside one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Rocky’s fingerprints have been all over the past eight years of music and culture.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin made his feature directorial debut with this, and his fingerprints are all over it, particularly his signature snappy dialogue.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
If two particles come from related sources, their relative momenta carry a fingerprint of that relationship.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
With Carti ruling the Billboard 200 last year and touring stadiums alongside one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Rocky’s fingerprints have been all over the past eight years of music and culture.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin made his feature directorial debut with this, and his fingerprints are all over it, particularly his signature snappy dialogue.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprint
Noun
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Scientists continue to attempt to take snapshots of this primordial soup to understand the characteristics of quark-gluon plasma.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rho-alpha differentiates itself through three characteristics.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Objects that were invisible to Hubble are easily revealed to JWST; objects that appear blurry to Hubble appear sharp with JWST views; objects that appeared featureless to Hubble have many clear features visible within them as seen by JWST.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Johnstone is also the writer/director of 2014’s Housebound, a New Zealand haunted house comedy and his feature directorial debut.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hiring the same team is becoming a Baillie trait (they re-hired the same architect for the Southern Ocean Lodge rebuild), so for Huka Lodge, Virginia Fisher, the interior designer behind the 1984 renovation, was enlisted 40 years later.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some of her members already have to rely on costly temporary workers from agencies, while others turn prospective clients away because of a lack of staff to provide quality care.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Cary Jenkins,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to Gorman and Disney’s 2026 proxy filing, the Disney board began by figuring out what the key attributes should be in Disney’s next CEO, and talking to internal candidates and external candidates about what their vision for the company is.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cunningham was the third and final hire of the front office and head coach trifecta to emphasize the importance of those attributes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Through the partnership, the HBCU’s basketball team is also developing a new content series for brand partners and using accurate ROI attribution to expand commercial conversations.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The panel highlighted how AI tools have democratized certain aspects of filmmaking while raising new questions about copyright and attribution.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Fingerprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprint. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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