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 Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and collecting fingerprints and DNA evidence from the car, hoping to track down the car thief. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Investigators also matched Mangione’s fingerprints to those found on a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper near the scene of the killing, authorities said. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Under the Texas ruling, some Americans can now buy and sell those silencers and weapons without first registering them with the federal government or submitting photos of themselves or fingerprints. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 Thrive’s fingerprints are all over the relatively small number of companies that are rapidly propelling AI forward, moving with more confidence and speed than many people probably want. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Investigators recovered Mangione's DNA and fingerprints at or near the crime scene. — Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Analysts were able to develop fingerprints using a special casting technique. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 Wipe with the grain of the steel to eliminate grease and fingerprints, Uebergang says. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026 Leonardo’s SignalTrace product page says the system stores electronic fingerprints for later queries and can recognize a vehicle without seeing its license plate. — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprints
  1. characteristics
  2. traits
  3. features
  4. qualities
  5. attributes
  6. attributions
Noun
  • Jack Reacher, protagonist of books by Lee Child and an ongoing Amazon drama, has several characteristics integral to his Jack Reacher-ness.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hydrogen tackles flight phases Unlike conventional jet fuel, hydrogen has different combustion and storage characteristics, requiring changes to the systems that deliver and burn it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • But this was his first opportunity to play against a live pass rush, which tested one of the traits that drew Los Angeles to Simpson.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In theory, Daniels could sue LSU for misappropriation of his right of publicity, which forbids the unauthorized commercial use of a college athlete’s name, image, likeness, signature, voice, nickname and other identifying traits.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • The film emerged victorious in a lineup of 17 features at the Swiss fest, including new works by auteurs including Hong Sangsoo, Denis Côté, Ann Oren and Nelson Yeo.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Pixel Watch 5 introduces a suite of health monitoring features called Health Guardian.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of features
Noun
  • Scarcity, heritage, and exclusivity are part of what customers are paying for, and those qualities have helped create exceptional economics.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The philosophical qualities that define Lindelof’s best work, as well as his stories’ exhilarating strangeness, get lost in the jumble of voices.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • But Roth had a vision for how his unique combination of attributes could not just benefit his own productions but the theater world at large.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Foreign brands without those two attributes are being marginalized.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of attributes
Noun
  • The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Political discussions on social media are often dominated by competing attributions of more and more insidious motives to people on the other side.
    — Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of attributions

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