footprints

plural of footprint
as in footsteps
the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples of footprints The companies using this period strategically to build trade compliance capabilities, diversify their sourcing footprints and cultivate relationships in target markets before conditions fully stabilize are making an investment in future readiness. Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 After a conflict ends, buildings and neighborhoods can be extruded from their footprints. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Gardeners should also watch for signs of wildlife activity, including droppings, feeding damage and numerous footprints near edible crops. Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Commodity Rain follows in these iconic scents’ footprints with a splash of bergamot, lotus, and meditative musks. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026 Now the next crop of electric trucks are taking shape with smaller footprints, smaller battery packs, less power, and less capability, but much lower price tags. Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026 While cementing his handprints and footprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre last June, Bardem thanked his wife and children for standing by him throughout his career. Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Dry method approach allows carmakers to shrink factory footprints and reduce carbon emissions by eliminating toxic chemical solvents and the energy-intensive industrial ovens. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 Brands relying on these factors for product footprints and carbon accounting have had to take that number on faith, with no way to verify it, adapt it to their supply chain, or defend it in an audit, Carbonfact said. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
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  • But maybe that’s fine in the footsteps of a Hurricanes’ championship that was highlighted by their deep approach.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Shternshis wanted to trace the footsteps of Beregovsky, who was himself a survivor of the Holocaust.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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