Definition of footprintnext
as in footstep
the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples of footprint Bones show us how a dinosaur died, but footprints capture a fleeting moment of life. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 The league’s geographic footprint has also expanded beyond the United States. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, an officer who claimed to have been the first to examine the loft following the crimes testified that the dust on the floor was seemingly untouched, with no footprints or trailing skirts. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Niello has had a large footprint in the Capitol and currently serves as the vice chair of the Senate’s banking, budget, insurance and judiciary committees. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for footprint
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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

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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprint. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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