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as in trail
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
found an imprint on the road where something apparently had been dragged
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as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
that early lesson on the value of honesty permanently imprinted itself on my mind
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Recent Examples of imprint
Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Available from Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
In the nightmare scenes, her makeup takes on a more garish tone, able to imprint an image with the audience, who only sees her for a fraction of a second.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Even if the gesture was at least partly meant to widen the team’s Francophone imprint, Sens fans in Ottawa didn’t take it well; to them, Andlauer was evoking memories of relocation threats issued under Andlauer’s predecessor, Eugene Melnyk.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Available from Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Precision meets material innovation Advanced lasers needed to imprint such tiny formats already exist, Tsapatsis explained, but the challenge has been finding materials and processes capable of handling ever-smaller microchips.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
In the nightmare scenes, her makeup takes on a more garish tone, able to imprint an image with the audience, who only sees her for a fraction of a second.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprint
Noun
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Many have hike-able trails, tours, markets, shopping, or climbs to lookout points.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are several loop trails that take walkers, joggers, and runners around the scenic lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, the impression is given that Israel thinks everyone hates them so why care about winning over hearts and minds?—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, Netflix’s voluminous library seems to leave the impression among viewers like Lerner that such decisions are handed down flippantly.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And with Çalhanoğlu carving his own legacy in northern Italy both on-and-off the field, his name may be etched in Italian folklore forever.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, at the age of 43, Brækhus is ready to hang up her gloves, her far-reaching legacy already etched into boxing’s history books as the first-ever undisputed women’s world champion.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, Team Derbez is going all in on a family production company to harness the power of their collective social footprint of more than 180 million followers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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It's also been culling its footprint of Go cashierless convenience stores.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unlike animal prints or stripes that ebb in and out of style, these textures are timeless and easy to pack.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jean’s mama, in a kente-print muumuu (as much out of self-consciousness about middle-aged weight gain, Jean figured, as in celebration of the day), hovered nearby, smiling on.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Recruitment flyers featuring the words engraved on the bullet casings of the man who shot and killed Charlie Kirk were reportedly distributed and hung around Georgetown University‘s campus.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Words and images attest to the remarkable swiftness with which salmon have resumed their run, flora have blossomed, and traces of the former reservoir are being smoothed away.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The items offer a glimpse into Taylor, who redefined Hollywood stardom, spanning her headline-making jewels and costumes to private correspondence and traces of her activism.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nor did the Stryker impress in its Iraq War debut.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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All Emmitt Finnie has done is impress at every Red Wings prospect event since he was drafted.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprint. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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