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 contrast, Farrell’s personal tastes have been imprinted on the landscape. Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 24 June 2026 And the smallest debutants have imprinted their mark without winning a match. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026 Game 1 was a Homeric epic — a double-overtime stunner imprinted with Wembanyama’s game-tying 28-footer. Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Where the two artists differ is how Avedon imprinted his specific style on his art, while Howard is more reticent to do so. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 May 2026 Countless cultures have imprinted their own cultural beliefs in the constellations, seeing mighty heroes, fantastic beasts and eclectic objects in the stars. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026 Down on the ground, animal tracks could be seen imprinted in the moist grass and moss. ABC News, 3 May 2026 That is the unhinged (complimentary) premise of Thomas Elrod’s debut, in which the fictional cult-classic epic fantasy Malicarn series is staged on an island with unwitting actors temporarily imprinted with the characters’ backstories. Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 Every millisecond of the track is imprinted with an effect, and yet the mix has miles of space. Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • These include an elite Viking Age burial site unearthed near Lisbjerg and engraved 9th century silver bangles, found in Elsted, that functioned as currency whose value was determined by the jewelry’s weight.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The ring now bears both women's wedding dates engraved side by side.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
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  • All but one lived in Jaramijó, a town of around thirty thousand people etched into a coastal hill.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • History, whether acknowledged or not, is etched in our souls.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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