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
Those features then show up at late times, imprinted in the Big Bang’s leftover glow (the cosmic microwave background, or CMB), as well as in the large-scale clustering of galaxies.
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Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Mack Wilson’s number is probably still imprinted on McCaffrey’s chest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
These races at some point in their history all faced some ancient evil and they were imprinted with an ability to respond to it.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
An upholstered bench from her studio features a handmade ceramic button imprinted with textures from nearby ruins—a homage to the city on her doorstep.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The memory was too imprinted, the association too close.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
That idea imprinted itself on me very early.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Mack Wilson’s number is probably still imprinted on McCaffrey’s chest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
These races at some point in their history all faced some ancient evil and they were imprinted with an ability to respond to it.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
An upholstered bench from her studio features a handmade ceramic button imprinted with textures from nearby ruins—a homage to the city on her doorstep.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The memory was too imprinted, the association too close.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
The footprints were likely imprinted onto the boulder as the dinosaurs passed across a patch of wet, white clay, possibly walking along or crossing a waterway during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, Romilio said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
His shirts all had my lip gloss imprinted on the chest because I wasn't used to hugging someone so tall yet.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
That idea imprinted itself on me very early.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprinted
Verb
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In Ferndale, California, Christine and her husband are doing pre-planning and have already purchased and engraved their gravestones in a beautiful cemetery.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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There is a horn cup engraved with Captain Purdie’s initials attached by a snap hook above the grate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The magical moment is permanently etched in Childs' mind.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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JWoww had their first child's name and footprints etched on their back, while Matthews got the same done on his ribcage.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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