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 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 The visual of the bird and my barrel became imprinted in my brain and, after that, the shot was no longer challenging. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 But as that plan evolves, a local archeologist and historian is working to preserve the deep history imprinted on the land. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The note was written on Cohn’s personal stationery, imprinted with a scowling caricature of himself. Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The still images are imprinted into your mind, capturing all that emotion and passion that many felt in the moment. Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
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  • After the hearing, Khalil and his lawyers posed for photos in front of the National Constitution Center, where all forty-five words of the First Amendment were engraved on a fifty-ton slab of marble, then walked to a ramen bar for lunch.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His name will join the 600 already engraved on the memorial wall.
    Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 July 2026
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  • Participants make vision boards out of magazine clippings and shoe boxes, write letters to their future selves etched in marker.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All the tender moments leading up to her beautiful day are forever etched in my heart.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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