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Recent Examples of footprints
This being Nantucket, the team contended with stringent zoning regulations governing building footprints, rooflines, and window heights; finessing the layout felt like expert-level Tetris.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Parking spaces have similarly smaller footprints.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
But with their small footprints, Nordstrom’s new service hubs are a way for the company to expand without leasing a giant new department store.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Unlike Apollo, which focused on fast flags and footprints in a breakneck race against the Soviet Union, Artemis is striving for a sustainable moon base elaborate enough to satisfy even the most hard-core science fiction fans.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The report highlights the company’s legacy of innovation, demonstrating how process improvements and high-performance products aim to actively help customers reduce their environmental footprints.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Because of inflation and changing consumer habits, many big name retailers have been forced to reduce their store footprints, with e-commerce taking up a higher bulk of sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The big push was to put down flags and footprints, not build a base.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2024, her paw prints joined the hand and footprints of many other renowned surfers immortalized in concrete in Huntington Beach when she was inducted into the hall of fame.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Parking spaces have similarly smaller footprints.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
But with their small footprints, Nordstrom’s new service hubs are a way for the company to expand without leasing a giant new department store.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Unlike Apollo, which focused on fast flags and footprints in a breakneck race against the Soviet Union, Artemis is striving for a sustainable moon base elaborate enough to satisfy even the most hard-core science fiction fans.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The report highlights the company’s legacy of innovation, demonstrating how process improvements and high-performance products aim to actively help customers reduce their environmental footprints.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Because of inflation and changing consumer habits, many big name retailers have been forced to reduce their store footprints, with e-commerce taking up a higher bulk of sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The big push was to put down flags and footprints, not build a base.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2024, her paw prints joined the hand and footprints of many other renowned surfers immortalized in concrete in Huntington Beach when she was inducted into the hall of fame.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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And as far as attention to detail, each follow in the footsteps of Amalgam’s miniature Formula 1 replicas and its previous partnerships with Maranello, which include a diminutive 12Cilindri.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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The pop star follows in the footsteps of Cynthia Erivo, who hosted the ceremony last year, and Ariana DeBose, who hosted for three years prior.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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