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
Countless cultures have imprinted their own cultural beliefs in the constellations, seeing mighty heroes, fantastic beasts and eclectic objects in the stars.
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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
But on a recent afternoon, in the basement reading room, Joshua Cochran, the library’s curator of American history, reached into one of a dozen archival boxes loaded on a cart and carefully unwrapped a humbler item — a paper cup imprinted with the image of Paul Revere’s lantern.
—New York Times, 1 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
The concrete walkways running through the campus are imprinted with patterns and forms that evoke the geology and history of the land, in a monumental work by Mariana Castillo Deball (Feathered Changes).
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
West Coast Falconry said the birds are imprinted on people and may behave differently from wild birds.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Carol wanted to make sure that that got imprinted on Richard, that that expression was all Floyd had to leave him and then left him with it.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
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
But on a recent afternoon, in the basement reading room, Joshua Cochran, the library’s curator of American history, reached into one of a dozen archival boxes loaded on a cart and carefully unwrapped a humbler item — a paper cup imprinted with the image of Paul Revere’s lantern.
—New York Times, 1 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
The concrete walkways running through the campus are imprinted with patterns and forms that evoke the geology and history of the land, in a monumental work by Mariana Castillo Deball (Feathered Changes).
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
West Coast Falconry said the birds are imprinted on people and may behave differently from wild birds.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Carol wanted to make sure that that got imprinted on Richard, that that expression was all Floyd had to leave him and then left him with it.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprinted
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There's even a nod to analog detail with depth of field lines decoratively engraved on the case and a read button that resembles a shutter release.—
Shirl Leigh
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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His name, though, wasn’t engraved on the Stanley Cup.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The rare drawing, etched into the desert floor much like Peru’s Nazca Lines, was created on a lava field in what is now the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.—
Julie Watson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The Jays didn’t know last year that Bo Bichette’s home run in Texas in May or that a benches-clearing incident in Cleveland in June would end up etched in the lore of a spectacular season.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Imprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprinted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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