Thesaurus results for FINGERPRINTS

fingerprints

noun

plural of fingerprint

as in characteristics

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 fingerprints The area where a coach’s fingerprints are most evident is on special teams, and Vegas’ power play slowly deteriorated down the stretch. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Wright’s very genuine display of humility is even more evidence of how his fingerprints are all over this Knicks team. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 Evidence collected from the scene was processed by the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, but investigators were unable to obtain usable fingerprints, according to the park service. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Authorities added that items from the tent were examined by the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, but investigators at the time were unable to obtain usable latent fingerprints from them. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 They allegedly were linked by video, fingerprints and other evidence to the bombing. —

ABC News, 11 June 2026 The same signals that predict risk can also track race, because in America wealth, credit and geography carry the fingerprints of a long history. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 The union had raised concerns about FIFA’s accreditation process for World Cup workers, which requires the submission of personal information including Social Security numbers and fingerprints. —

City News Service, Daily News, 9 June 2026 These efforts, along with many other ongoing searches, may help determine whether scientists are truly seeing the fingerprints of dark matter or something else entirely. —

Christopher Karwin, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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Noun

According to the researchers, characteristics that reliably convey useful information can become increasingly important if other species benefit from responding to them.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
That debate has sharpened after the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Sirius Solutions, which rejected the IRS’s emphasis on a taxpayer’s active participation and instead focused on the statute and the legal characteristics of limited partner status, including liability protection.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026