footmarks

noun

plural of footmark
as in footsteps
the mark or impression made by a foot the police found footmarks in the dirt beneath the window

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  1. footsteps
  2. footprints
  3. steps
Noun
  • Jasmine Gill became a registered nurse to follow in her mom's footsteps and had an 8-month-old.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Opened in 1893, the hotel has Romanesque Revival architecture, and players have claimed to hear spooky noises and footsteps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of footsteps
Noun
  • Solid-state conversion would mean smaller footprints, fewer conversion stages and less copper.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The footprints suggest humans may have inhabited North America earlier than the timeline supported by currently available genetic evidence.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of footprints
Noun
  • After receiving a notice, an insurer may investigate the allegations, dispute them, or take steps to cure the alleged violation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With far-right and far-left candidates in the lead to become France’s next president in the spring, markets are losing confidence that either side will take the painful steps necessary to rein in the deficit.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
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“Footmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footmarks. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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