imprinted

past tense of imprint
as in engraved
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 imprinted In my dream, the woman with the shape of Kiju’s hand imprinted on her cheek was using a hatchet, slamming it into the trunk over and over again, her neatly coiffed hair loose and knotted. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Kimmel then followed with his own advice of knowing how to pronounce everybody’s names, a topic that’s important to Hargitay, who brought a cap with her first name ma-RISH-ka imprinted on it. Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 That apocalyptic day has been imprinted on your memory since boyhood. Ken Frydman, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 In the resort-view rooms, which start at an ample 535 square feet, the king bed is the focal point, topped with oversized white pillows and crisp white linens imprinted with monarch butterflies, a nod to the area’s colorful inhabitants. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Glendale lost 38-8 on the road to Santa Fe but Papazyan left his signature fully imprinted during the Week 00 matchup. Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 While not reflective of Murphy’s teenage years, the atmosphere and specific sense memory of ’81 that the book basks in has long been imprinted on Murphy. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 And so this false story has been imprinted in the cultural consciousness. Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Each will be engraved with its edition number and is paired with a dark-brown alligator leather strap.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, meanwhile, sent out models sporting dangling silver bands daintily engraved with the brand’s LV monogram.
    Max Berlinger, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Bars of steel are fused together like a sandwich, heat-treated and tempered for durability and sharpness, and then ground down, polished, etched, and honed.
    Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But now it’s etched in stone for all of history that this is not an unsolved case.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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