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
  • Both of his parents played at collegiate level and the youngest of four brothers followed in the footsteps of his three older siblings, all of whom play the Beautiful Game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Following in Prince Harry’s footsteps, his nephew Prince George, the son of William and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales, started school on September 8 at Eton College.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of footsteps
Noun
  • Ancient footprints and Bronze Age art Experts didn’t believe marks uncovered by a biologist in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park in 2009 were ancient human footprints.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Bones show us how a dinosaur died, but footprints capture a fleeting moment of life.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of footprints
Noun
  • That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
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“Footmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footmarks. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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