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
For example, fingerprints were difficult to recover, and the crime scene was soaked with water to extinguish the flames.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Thune put his own fingerprints on Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, tilting it to the right.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Hayes, 22, was arrested in connection with Vega’s death on Nov. 11, 2024, in Hamilton County, Tennessee, after his fingerprint was found on a bloody grocery bag that had been left in Vega's car, court documents said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
At the heart of it all is a rare Dungeon Family Reunion, honoring the late Rico Wade—the man whose fingerprints are all over Atlanta’s sound.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Thune put his own fingerprints on Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, tilting it to the right.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Hayes, 22, was arrested in connection with Vega’s death on Nov. 11, 2024, in Hamilton County, Tennessee, after his fingerprint was found on a bloody grocery bag that had been left in Vega's car, court documents said.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
At the heart of it all is a rare Dungeon Family Reunion, honoring the late Rico Wade—the man whose fingerprints are all over Atlanta’s sound.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprint
Noun
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The Justice Department earlier this month published a list of the nine characteristics of sanctuary jurisdictions.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Can’t a mother have characteristics outside of that culturally narrowed scope?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The absence of the blood oxygen monitoring feature was because of a legal dispute between Apple and medical technology company Masimo.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Walsh first came to Edinburgh Film Fest with her directorial debut in 2016 and now returns to present the world premiere of her sophomore feature, On the Sea on Saturday.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The humor was coming from the characters and their traits.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Players can maximize the traits of their gear by activating certain mutations.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Corrosion on the rearview camera harness and connector can cause the display to have an intermittent rearview video image, no rearview video image, or blurry, foggy or hazy image quality, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The film is produced by Sidus And Teu Entertainment, a company launched by Vietnamese filmmaker Phan Gia Nhat Linh (Sweet 20) and Korean Producer Yuno Choi to produce quality feature films for the Vietnam market.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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For the poll, Americans were asked to rank top brands on nine different attributes, including the company's character, culture, ethics, citizenship, vision, growth, trust, trajectory, and its products and services.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Don’t worry, though: All the key attributes are still present, but the designs now have a wider toe area and firmer side panels to prevent warping.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Prepare for new attribution models — work with payment providers and data partners to maintain visibility when agents are in the loop.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Security researchers suspect the two groups might have overlapping membership or could be simply targeting the same industries, making attribution harder, according to BleepingComputer.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Fingerprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprint. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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