Thesaurus results for FOOTMARK

footmark

noun

ˈfu̇t-ˌmärk

Definition of footmark

as in footstep

the mark or impression made by a foot the police found footmarks in the dirt beneath the window

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Recent Examples of footmark Holmes is able to distinguish the separate tracks of two men from the many footmarks of the constables on the scene. — Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019 The back of his shirt bore footmarks, after people ran over him in the panicked crowd. — Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Oct. 2017

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Millions of years after a massive Tyrannosaurus rex trudged through a prehistoric mudflat, paleontologists can finally follow in its footsteps.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Anderson will walk in the footsteps of his predecessor John Galliano, who was Dior’s creative director from 1996 to 2011 and presented a cruise show in Shanghai in 2010, in tandem with a store opening and a retrospective exhibition.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of footstep

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During the town hall, Caudle told a sailor who was evacuated from Bahrain that officials are working on retrieving belongings that were left behind because the Navy does not have imminent plans to return to the same level of footprint on the base.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Eric Ollerenshaw produces the film, which was shot in the Midlands with Wolverhampton company New Lion Films co-producing, giving the project a regional footprint outside London.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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