imprinted

Definition of imprintednext
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 The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame. Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The patterns of these oscillations are called modes, and the frequency of these modes is imprinted on the gravitational waves that the binary neutron stars radiate away. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026 There are more overtly sexy moments in Fennell’s movie — the physical intimacy is ratcheted up significantly from the book — but this scene underlines the Brontë’s themes of desire and repression — and the friction between them — that imprinted on the filmmaker as a teen. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 Zurek shows that pointer states can be efficiently and robustly imprinted again and again in the environment. Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026 That message is so imprinted upon me as a designer and citizen. Kathryn Savage, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026 Patrick Nix, who coached Nix throughout his high school career in Alabama, imprinted that in his sons. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026 These instincts are indelibly imprinted in the ancient part of our brain, in our unconscious self. Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026 Other birds might have imprinted on humans and do not know how to hunt their own food. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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Verb
  • The statues are engraved, and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party took over its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, complete with an A-plus-plus guest list, stunning costume changes for the red carpet, and, of course, In-N-Out burgers for all, served all night long.
    Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
  • His brooch was from his jewelry brand Didris and had F1 engraved on the inside.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The spring of 2016 is forever etched in Acierno’s mind.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Quotations from Kennedy’s speeches are still etched into the walls.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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