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as in trail
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
found an imprint on the road where something apparently had been dragged
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as in to etch
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 imprint
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Used with permission from Bramble, an imprint of Tor Publishing Group; a trade division of Macmillan Publishers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 15 May 2025
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Vulture Parent Puppet The puppet ruse is designed to prevent the baby from imprinting on humans.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Not every difficult experience leaves a traumatic imprint.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Used with permission from Bramble, an imprint of Tor Publishing Group; a trade division of Macmillan Publishers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
His father, the lawyer and judge John Marshall Clemens, had sunk the family’s money into land in Tennessee, and though the plan went nowhere, the impulse toward wild speculation seems to have imprinted on young Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Vulture Parent Puppet The puppet ruse is designed to prevent the baby from imprinting on humans.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprint
Noun
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Picnic tables overlook the cascades, and a short trail allows for easy exploration.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Canadian Rangers make a trail across the tundra for U.S. Special Forces following behind.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Okonkwo made a huge impression in north Wales and his move was made permanent last summer on a free transfer.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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But my impression is that my biggest problems with this season, from the killing of Joel to the single-minded vengeance arc, are all downstream of story decisions made years ago during the development of The Last of Us Part 2.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
Verb
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An artisan was hired to etch the enchanted forest ice design on the jar, which is central to the film’s plot.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Jurors were also shown close-up photos of gun components where the serial numbers were etched off.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This approach not only reduces bandwidth requirements but also decreases the overall energy footprint of AI systems.—
David Ly,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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These materials can then be used to make new batteries, reducing the need for mining and lowering the environmental footprint of EV production.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The limited-edition capsule, which was designed in partnership with the musician, includes T-shirts and sweatshirts in a camo print, skull motifs, old English graphics and a checker print, along with classic chino pants, shorts and overalls.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Venture secondary specialists confirm that secondary prints have tightened from 60 percent discounts to low double-digits on marquee names.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Brunson’s Clutch Player of the Year trophy — an elegant, glass prize that looks like a vase with a gold jump shooter floating in the middle — arrived from the NBA weeks ago with an error: His name wasn’t engraved in it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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And white is really the color that is engraved in my memory about Morocco.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Several people reported feeling sick in the Netherlands after consuming Haribo fizzy candy that contained traces of cannabis.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Organizations can, therefore, sift through logs, traces and metrics, analyze trends, detect anomalies and identify root causes faster and more accurately than humanly possible.—
Dave Link,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Nearby, the quality of fresh seafood impresses at a bustling wet market.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Christine Rucci, denim expert and founder of Godmother NYC, Inc., is less impress with recent efforts to subvert.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 May 2025
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“Imprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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