fingerprints

plural of fingerprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fingerprints These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026 Vernon works directly into wax with scalpels and other implements, allowing scratches, fingerprints, and cuts to survive their translation into metal. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 There’s seemingly no end to MNEK’s drive or creative reserves; over the past decade, the London singer, songwriter and producer’s fingerprints have been everywhere in modern pop and R&B, even when his name hasn’t. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 The man, believed to be 20 to 40 years old and Hispanic, Asian or of mixed race, carried no personal documents, and fingerprints offered no clues. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 His correct identity was confirmed by fingerprints provided by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Freshen Stainless Steel Coconut oil can be a great product for cleaning stainless steel, says home and pool expert Jeremy Yamaguchi, CEO of Cabana—specifically to remove fingerprints and smudges. Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 With spectroscopy, astronomers can look at a celestial object's light, pick out the fingerprints, and reconstruct the stuff inside. Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The gun recovered didn’t have any fingerprints on it, The Times’ Jerry Cohen reported in 1969. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprints
Noun
  • Half a century of population change Daniel Adams, an R&D scientist at ORNL and lead author of the study, said that LandScan Mosaic is the first globally available population dataset released with this set of characteristics.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The team had surveyed the site the previous year, McLean said, and found several characteristics consistent with early medieval church architecture.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That focus on specific traits, though, could leave them vulnerable in a few areas.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And sometimes, personality traits that seem like faults are the very thing that will carry you through that fight.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This is the visual flow of the arrangement, which is characterized by the repetition of elements or features.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
  • One of its most inventive features was the rolleron, a small toothed wheel mounted on each rear fin.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ambivalence is a story of solitude, patience, and faith—qualities that contemporary culture seems to militate against.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This means that sometimes the same naming qualities that yield a modest valuation in smaller industries can create a seven-figure opportunity for a strategic property, generating awareness and attracting serious buyers.
    Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Inside each of those branches are the attributes that lead to either success or failure.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Brands whose attributes are incomplete, inconsistent or formatted for humans to read rather than machines will simply not be found.
    Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet many appeared eager to take Feldstein’s shifting attributions at face value.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In two cases, the publishers added specific attributions, as had been required of Miller’s book.
    Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Fingerprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprints. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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